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Wesley Barbossa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino and American chess grandmaster and three-time U.S. Chess Champion (in 2017, 2020, and 2021). He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE rating list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2822, [1] making him the fifth-highest-rated ...
- Wesley Barbossa So
- October 9, 1993 (age 30), Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines
- 2822 (February 2017)
- Grandmaster (2008)
Learn about Wesley So, a Filipino-American super grandmaster who is among the world’s best chess players. See his biography, ratings, achievements, and latest news on Chess.com.
GM WESLEY SO World Top Ten Chess Player. Sinquefield Chess Cup Winner. Three times US Chess Champion. Random fisher World Champion. Two Time Grand Chess Tour Winner.
Dec 17, 2023 · Wesley So settles for a runner-up finish in the Champions Chess Tour Finals as he bows to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in two sets. The Filipino grandmaster, who won the $100,000 runner-up prize, lost to Carlsen in the second set by 2.5-1.5, after beating him in the first set by the same score.
Dec 16, 2023 · Wesley So, the Global Chess champion, dropped the first set to Magnus Carlsen, the world No. 1, in the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals in Toronto. He needs to win the second set to stay alive in the $500,000 tournament.
Dec 15, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So won over Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the tiebreaker on Thursday, December 14 (Friday, December 15, Manila time) to forge a title clash with world No. 1 Magnus ...
He is an avid enthusiast of composition chess and is sincerely committed to promoting it around the world. He works for ChessBase India. On Sunday, February 14, Wesley So added another tournament victory to the long list of his successes: he won the Opera Euro Online Tournament by beating Magnus Carlsen in the final.
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