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Wesley So
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Number of games in database: 2,916
Years covered: 2003 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2748 (2714 rapid, 2783 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2822
Overall record: +402 -118 =718 (61.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1678 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (179) 
    B90 B33 B51 B30 B52
 Ruy Lopez (147) 
    C65 C67 C78 C84 C89
 Giuoco Piano (98) 
    C50 C53 C54
 Nimzo Indian (96) 
    E32 E48 E49 E20 E46
 Queen's Gambit Declined (77) 
    D37 D35 D31 D38 D39
 Queen's Pawn Game (71) 
    D02 A45 E10 E00 A40
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (239) 
    C67 C65 C78 C84 C77
 Sicilian (117) 
    B33 B90 B30 B51 B40
 Giuoco Piano (99) 
    C53 C50
 Queen's Pawn Game (97) 
    D02 A45 E10 D04 E00
 Nimzo Indian (89) 
    E32 E21 E46 E20 E53
 Queen's Gambit Declined (88) 
    D37 D38 D35 D31 D39
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   So vs M Mahjoob, 2007 1-0
   So vs Ding Liren, 2015 1-0
   So vs Kasparov, 2016 1-0
   Xiong vs So, 2017 0-1
   So vs V Akobian, 2016 1-0
   So vs F El Taher, 2006 1-0
   So vs M Prusikin, 2006 1-0
   So vs Navara, 2011 1-0
   So vs Anand, 2020 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs So, 2009 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Corus Group C (2009)
   Chess.com Global Championship (2022)
   Chessable Masters (2021)
   Clutch Champions Showdown (2020)
   Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals (2022)
   Skilling Open (2020)
   Clutch International (2020)
   chess.com Speed Chess (2020)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)
   Magnus Carlsen Invitational (2021)
   Champions Showdown (2019)
   FTX Crypto Cup (2021)
   SuperUnited Croatia (2022)
   Tata Steel India (2022)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)

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   So: the future Champion by Zhbugnoimt
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   RPaterno1's favorite games by RPaterno1

RECENT GAMES:
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   Kamsky vs So (Apr-21-25) 1/2-1/2, unorthodox
   So vs C Yoo (Apr-21-25) 1-0, unorthodox
   C Schoppen vs So (Apr-20-25) 0-1, unorthodox

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WESLEY SO
(born Oct-09-1993, 31 years old) Philippines (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Born in Las Pinas, Philippines, Wesley So is a Filipino/American chess prodigy who attained the GM title at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 28 days. That made him the youngest GM in the world at that time. He was the Philippines' youngest ever International Master, youngest ever Grandmaster and the youngest ever National Champion.

Background

Wesley was only six when he learned the movement of chess pieces across a board. After memorizing them, chess set in hand, he explored the streets of his neighborhood daring people to play with him. At nine years old he began to compete in local, junior chess tournaments.

His first major tournament win was taking 1st place at the 2003 Philippine National Chess Championships for the under 10 age group.

So, was awarded his first GM norm at the Offene Internationale Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft, in Bad Wiessee, Germany. He acquired his second GM norm in the World Junior Championship (2007) in Yerevan, Armenia, and capped his year by earning his third GM norm at the 3rd Prospero Pichay Cup International Open in the Philippines. At the age of fourteen years, one month and twenty eight days, FIDE awarded him the title of Grandmaster, making him the ninth youngest chess grandmaster. He was then ranked strongest player in the world under sixteen years old.

In 2006 at the age of twelve years and ten months Wesley So became the youngest ever Filipino International Master and the youngest member of the national men's team to participate at the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy.

In 2007, Wesley So went on to become the youngest National Junior Open Chess Champion and won the gold medal on board one, at the World Under16 Team Championships.

So won the title in the Dubai Open (2008), "The Sheikh Rashed Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup", in the United Arab Emirates, and set a record as the youngest winner in the 10-year history of the Cup. Later that year, Wesley So was rated 2610 and was the youngest player in the history of the game to break the 2600 Elo barrier, surpassing the record previously held by Magnus Carlsen.

In 2012 he emigrated to the United States, and in 2014 he officially shifted his chess affiliation to the USA. In March 2016, So received the $42,000 Samford Fellowship. (1) Briefly in early 2017, So had his first and last interaction with a regular coach unknown player. (2)

As of April 2017, Wesley So is the USA's top player, as well as the #2 player in the world.

Rating and Ranking

Wesley So was the youngest player ever to cross the 2600 rating mark, 9 days before his 15th birthday, until 2013 when Chinese prodigy Wei Yi achieved the mark at the age of 14 years 5 months 23 days. In March 2013, So's rating crossed over to 2701 (the 92nd player to achieve 2700). In January 2017, So's rating was officially 2808. His April 2017 rating of 2822 made him the 2nd strongest player in the world, behind only Magnus Carlsen.

Official Site

For more information please see: http://www.wesleyso.com/

Tournament History

2017 – USA • US Championship (2017) • St Louis
    Winner
2017 – USA • chess.com Pro League • St Louis
    Champions • St Louis Arch Bishops • MVP Wesley So
2017 – NETHERLANDS • Tata Steel Masters (2017) • Wijk Aan Zee, Rotterdam, Haarlem
    1st Place

2016 – UNITED KINGDOM • The Grand Chess Tour • London
    1st Place
2016 – UNITED KINGDOM • London Chess Classic (2016) • London
    1st Place
2016 – ISLE OF MAN • Isle of Man Masters (2016) • Douglas
    Tie for 3rd Place
2016 – AZERBAIJAN • 42nd Baku Olympiad (2016) • Baku
    GOLD MEDAL TEAM
    GOLD MEDAL THIRD BOARD
2016 – USA • Sinquefield Cup (2016) • St Louis
    1st Place
2016 – SPAIN • IX Bilbao Chess Masters Final • Bilbao
    3rd Place
2016 – BELGIUM • Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz • Leuven
    2nd Place
2016 – FRANCE • Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz • Paris
    4th Place
2016 – CHINA • 4 Game Match with Ding Liren • Shanghai
    2nd Place
2016 – USA • Ultimate Blitz Chess Challenge with Garry Kasparov • St. Louis
    2nd Place
2016 – USA • US Chess Championships • St. Louis
    2nd Place
2016 – USA • Awarded The Samford Chess Fellowship • US Chess Trust
    http://www.uschesstrust.org/2016-sa...
2016 – NETHERLANDS • Tata Steel Chess Event • Wijk Aan Zee
    4th Place

2015 – SPAIN • Bilbao Chess Masters • Bilbao
    1st Place – Champion
2015 – USA • Millionaire Chess • Las Vegas
    5th Place – Open
2015 – AZERBAIJAN • World Chess Cup • Baku
    4th Round
2015 – USA • Sinquefield Cup (2015) • St. Louis
    10th Place
2015 – TURKEY • Turkish Super League • Izmit
    2nd Place
2015 – GERMANY • Sparkassen Chess Meeting • Dortmund
    2nd Place
2015 – CZECH REPUBLIC • Cez Chess Trophy 4 Game Match • Prague
    1st Place
2015 – FRANCE • Top Twelve French League (CLICHY) • Petit Camargue
    2nd Place
2015 – AZERBAIJAN • Gashimov Memorial • Shamkir
    3rd Place
2015 – UNITED STATES • US Championships • St. Louis
    3rd Place
2015 – IRELAND • 22nd Bunratty Chess Festival • Bunratty
    1st Place
2015 – NETHERLANDS • Tata Steel Chess Event • Wijk Aan Zee
    Tied for 2nd Place

2014 – USA • North American Open • Las Vegas
    Open Section Champion
2014 – USA • US Chess League Champions • St. Louis
    Board One
2014 – USA • Millionaire Chess • Las Vegas
    1st Place Grand Prize Winner
2014 – USA • 3RD Noel Skelton Open • Minnesota
    1st Place
2014 – NORWAY • 41ST Chess Olympiad
    Coach for US team
2014 – ITALY • ACP Golden Classic
    1st  Place (Rated 2755)
2014 – CANADA • 9th Edmonton International (2014)
    2nd Place
2014 – USA • National Open Blitz Sectionals Las Vegas International Chess Festival
    1st Place
2014 – CUBA • Capablanca Memorial
    1st Place
2014 – USA • The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
    Tie for 1st Place
2014 • USA • Final Four of College Chess
    1st  Place (Webster Team)
2014 • NETHERLANDS • Tata Steel Chess – Wijk Aan Zee
   Tie for 4th place

2013 – USA • Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship
    1st Place (Webster Team A)
2013 – TURKEY • World Chess Team Championship
    Coach for U.S.A. Team
2013 – NETHERLANDS • 17TH Unive Chess Tournament Hoogeveen
    1st Place
2013 – USA • 2ND Noel Skelton Open
    1st Place
2013 – NORWAY • World Cup
    Lost in 2nd round (64 players) knockout
2013 – RUSSIA • 27TH Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia
    Gold Medal
2013 – USA • Las Vegas International Chess Festival
    Triple Winner
2013 – CANADA • Calgary International Chess Classic and Blitz Championship
    1stPlace – Classic
    1st Place – Blitz
2013 – USA • The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
    Tie for 1st Place
2013 – USA • Final Four of College Chess
    1st Place
2013 – ICELAND • The Reykjavik Open 2013
    Tie for 1st Place
    1st  player from the Philippines and the 1st player in the 67-year history of American Collegiate Chess to break the 2700 rating mark
    No. 2-ranked junior chess player in the world
2013 – PHILIPPINES • Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship
    2nd  Place
    Qualifies in 2013 World Cup
2013 – USA • Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship
    Tie for 1st Place (Webster Team A & B)

2012 – USA • SPICE Blitz 2012
    1st Place
2012 – USA • The 3RD Annual Thanksgiving Open
    Tie for 2nd Place
2012 – USA • 2012 SPICE CUP Group A
    4th  Place
2012 – Chess.com's 7th Blitz Match of Death • Wesley So vs. Ray Robson
    Defeated GM Ray Robson
2012 – CANADA • Quebec Open Chess Championship
    1st Place
2012 – CANADA • Toronto International Chess Championship
    1st Place
2012 – USA • Charity Chess Match Philippine Consulate 
    Organized by the Filipino-American Chess Club of New York
    Acting Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York, Eduardo de Vega, joined the other chess players.
    20-chess players simultaneous
2012 – USA • 40TH Annual World Open 2012 – Blitz Championship
    Tie for 1st Place
2012 – USA • 40TH Annual World Open 2012
    3rd Place
2012 – FRANCE • French League TOP 12
    Clichy members: Ivanchuk, Van Wely, Wesley So, vice Jakovenko, Nispeanu and Maze
    Emerged 2012 champion – undefeated in 10 games
2012 – VIETNAM • 11TH Asian Individual Open/Blitz Chess Championships
    Undefeated in 18 games, 9 in the main event, and 9 in the Blitz Championship
    First place – Blitz
2012 – USA • The 28TH North American Masters: Georg Meier vs. Wesley So
    4 game classical match followed by 4 game rapid match (Tie)

2011 – INDONESIA • 26TH Southeast Asian Games
    Gold Medal – Finished undefeated with 9 points in the Blitz chess competition
    Silver Medal – Individual Standard
2011 – INDIA • Airports Authority of India Intl. Grandmasters Chess Tournament 
    5 points 4th place
2011 – INDONESIA • 17TH Asian Cities Chess Team Championship
    Tie for  2nd
2011 – PHILIPPINES • Battle of Grandmasters
   Place
2011 – SPAIN • Training with World's #1 Chess player GM Magnus Carlsen
    GM Magnus Carlsen
2011 – RUSSIA • Qualifying World Blitz
    5th  place/ 194-player field. Qualified for World Blitz
2011 – NETHERLANDS • 73rd Corus Chess, Grandmasters Group B Tata Steel
    4th  place

2010 – CHINA • The 16TH Asian Games
    Silver Medal for Team Philippines
2010 – USA • 2010 SPICE CUP Group A
    Tie for 2nd  Place
2010 – RUSSIA • 39TH World Chess Olympiad 2010
    RP Team: Rank 50th (149 teams)
2010 – PHILIPPINES • Campomanes Memorial Cup
    7th place
2010 – PHILIPPINES • Battle of Grandmasters
    1st Place
2010 – NETHERLANDS • NH Chess Tournament Rising Stars vs Experience
    Rising stars 26 (1st)
    Experience 24
2010 – SWITZERLAND • 2010 Biel Young Grandmasters Chess Championship
    5th Place
2010 – PHILIPPINES • 2010 ASIAN Continental Chess Championships
    2nd Place
    Qualify for World Cup
2010 – RUSSIA • World Blitz Championship Prelim
   62nd place / 156-player field
2010 – RUSSIA • Aeroflot Open 2010, Group A1
    Top Junior Award
    11th place / 80-player field
2010 – NETHERLANDS • 72ND Corus Chess 2010, Grandmasters Group B
    5th Place

2009 – RUSSIA •2009 World Chess Cup
    Final 16
    Defeated Gadir Guseinov and had victories over former world championship contenders Vassily Ivanchuk (ELO 2739) and Gata Kamsky (ELO 2695)
2009 – USA • Spice Cup Group A
    Tie for 2nd Place
2009 – USA • 30-Board Simul with Fresno Chess Club
    30-0
2009 – VIETNAM • Zone 3.3 Fide World Chess Championship
    Medal: Silver
    2nd Place
    Qualify for World Cup
2009 – PHILIPPINES • Asian Continental Chess Open Championship
    Rank: 21st place (85 players)
    Tie for 4th Place
2009 – CHINA • Chinese Chess League (for Bank of Qingdao Team)
    Team: Rank 9 Scored 4/6
2009 – Philippines • Battle of Grandmasters
    1st Place
2009 – RUSSIA • Aeroflot Open 2009, Group A1
    Top Junior Winner
2009 – NETHERLANDS • 71st Corus Group C (2009)
    1st place/Qualified for B Group
    "Beste Jone Talente" Award

2008 – UAE • 1ST Asian Chess Club Championship
    Individual: Board 1 Gold Medalist
    Team: 4th place
2008 – GERMANY • 38TH World Chess Olympiad 2008
    RP Team: Rank 46th (100 teams)
    Best Olympiad performer in RP
2008 – PHILIPPINES • 4TH Pichay Cup International Open
    Tie for 3rd Place (68 players)
    Ranked 5th
2008 – PHILIPPINES • 3RD President GMA Cup International Open
    Tie for 5th Place (72 players)
2008 – VIETNAM • 1ST Dragon Capital Chess Open/1ST ASEAN Grand Prix
    Tie for 2nd (30 players)
    2nd  in ASEAN Grand Prix
    Team: 3rd Place (26 teams)
2008 – TURKEY • World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad
    Individual: Gold Medal
    Team: 3rd  Place (26 teams)
2008 – TURKEY • World Junior Chess Championship
    9th Place (109 players)
    Tie for 8th  — 14th Place
2008 – PHILIPPINES • 1ST Subic Bay International Open Chess Championship
    2nd  Place
2008 – PHILIPPINES • 2ND Philippine Open International Chess Championship
    10th  Place (73 players)
2008 – INDONESIA • 2008 Japfa Chess Festival
    1st Place
2008 – UAE • 10TH Dubai Open Chess Championship
    1st  Place
2008 – PHILIPPINES • Battle of Grandmasters
    1st Place
2008 – INDONESIA • Asean Masters Chess Circuit 2008 GM Tournament A
    4th Place

2007 – PHILIPPINES • 3RD Pichay Cup International Open
    5th Place
    3rd GM Norm
    World's 7th Youngest GM at 14 years old
    Youngest Filipino GM in their history
2007 – PHILIPPINES • 2ND President GMA CUP International Open
    9th Place (64 participants)
2007 – MACAU • 2ND Asian Indoor Games (participated by 32 countries)
    Team Rapid Chess: 4th Place
    Team Classical Chess: 7th Place
    Team Blitz Chess: 6th Place
2007 – ARMENIA • World Junior Chess Championship
    2nd GM Norm
    Tie for 6th Place
2007 – PHILIPPINES • The 6TH Asian Individual Chess Championship
    Tie for 5th Place
2007 – SINGAPORE • World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad
    Individual: Gold Medal
    Team: 3rd Place
2007 – PHILIPPINES • Philippine Open International Chess Championship
    Rank 15th
2007 – IRAN • 15th Asian Cities Chess Champion
    Team: 2nd (Silver Medal)
    Individual: Gold Medal for Performance Rating and Percentage Score
2007 – VIETNAM • Fide (Zone 3.3) World Chess Championship
    Tie for 3rd Place

2006 – SINGAPORE • 3rd Masters International Open Chess Tournament
    Tie for 4th Place (99 Players)
2006 – PHILIPPINES • 1ST President GMA Cup International Chess Tournament
    Top Juniors
    Tie for 6th Place
2006 – GERMANY • Offene Internationale Bayerische Shach Meisterschaft
    Tie for 2nd  Place
    1st GM Norm
    Creativity
    Award: Chosen by Russian Website e3e5
2006 – SPAIN • III Festival de Ajedrez Open Internacionale
    BEST Under 16 Blitz
2006 – MALAYSIA • 3rd IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Open Chess Championship
    BEST Under-16 Player 3RD International Master Norm
2006 – ITALY • 2ND San Marino Open Internationale di Scacchi
    BEST Under-16 Player – 2nd IM Norm
2006 – ITALY • 37TH World Chess Olympiad
    Youngest RP Olympian
2006 – UAE • 8TH Dubai Open Chess Championship
    1st IM Norm

2005 – SINGAPORE • Masters/Challengers Int'l. Open Tournament
    BEST Under-12 Player
2005 – FRANCE • 12th Nice Open International
    9th Place
2005 – FRANCE • World Youth Chess Championship
    TIE 1st Place
2005 – THAILAND • 7th Asean Age-Group Chess Championship
    GOLD, "Standard Chess – Individual"
    GOLD, "Rapid Chess – Individual"
    GOLD, "Blitz Chess – Individual"
2004 – GREECE • World Youth Chess Championship
    13th Place
2004 – VIETNAM • 6th  Asian Age-Group Chess Championship
    GOLD "Standard Chess" (Individual)
    GOLD "Rapid Chess" (Individual)
    SILVER "Standard Chess" (Team)
    SILVER "Rapid Chess" (Team)

2003 – GREECE • World Youth Chess Championship
    19th Place

1) https://new.uschess.org/news/2016-s...
2) http://en.chessbase.com/post/wesley...

Last updated: 2024-10-08 02:57:00

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 page 1 of 117; games 1-25 of 2,916  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T Pipan vs So 0-1262003Wch U10B33 Sicilian
2. So vs N Galopoulos  0-1532003Wch U10C00 French Defense
3. So vs Z Javakhadze 1-0552003Wch U10B10 Caro-Kann
4. Negi vs So 1-0342003Wch U10B33 Sicilian
5. So vs V Belous 1-0412003Wch U10A07 King's Indian Attack
6. Swiercz vs So 1-0732003Wch U10B33 Sicilian
7. Mark Ho En Tian vs So 0-1312004ASEAN-ch5 U12B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
8. M Bui vs So 0-1442004ASEAN-ch5 U12B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
9. So vs Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg  ½-½572004ASEAN-ch5 U12B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
10. So vs Minh Doan Vu Hoang 1-0352004ASEAN-ch5 U12A07 King's Indian Attack
11. Do Duc Minh vs So 0-1202004ASEAN-ch5 U12B33 Sicilian
12. Ding Liren vs So 1-0232004Wch U12A04 Reti Opening
13. So vs Caruana 1-0272004Wch U12B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
14. A Rosell vs So 1-0432004Wch U12A80 Dutch
15. So vs O Kanmazalp 1-0292004Wch U12B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
16. F Firman Syah vs So 0-1422005ASEAN-ch6 U12B33 Sicilian
17. So vs J Chung 1-0292005ASEAN-ch6 U12B01 Scandinavian
18. Duy Linh Dang vs So 0-1262005ASEAN-ch6 U12E41 Nimzo-Indian
19. S Neubronner vs So 0-1252005ASEAN-ch6 U12B33 Sicilian
20. So vs Mark Ho En Tian 1-0402005ASEAN-ch6 U12B01 Scandinavian
21. D Lo Kin Mun vs So 0-1542005ASEAN-ch6 U12B33 Sicilian
22. So vs Y Chan 1-0382005ASEAN-ch6 U12C26 Vienna
23. I Nyzhnyk vs So 0-1332005Wch U12A07 King's Indian Attack
24. Robson vs So ½-½472005Wch U12B33 Sicilian
25. S Sjugirov vs So 1-0332005Wch U12B30 Sicilian
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Apr-14-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  saffuna: Well, one thing clearly missing in the bio at the moment is all mention of Wesley So's time at Webster University and working with Susan Polgar.

Or did I just dream that up?

Apr-14-17  joeyj: Posted na pala hehehe ...
Apr-14-17  ambongtumbong: good observation <saffuna>.. I guess it will be considered when the updated bio comes up.
Apr-14-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: I am sorry, Wesley, but this is a really bad move on your part. This isn't your website. The owner did you the courtesy of allowing you to moderate this page. Be happy with that, and don't think you get to write your self-edited autobiography here. I have just as much right to change it now, as you did then. And frankly, it stinks now.
Apr-14-17  Pingkano: Thanx sir <mcten>!
Apr-14-17  Jammer: Isa po ako sa sumusubaybay kay gm wesley at dito sa website na ito pero suggest ko lang po sana at huwag sanang masamain ... Yung pong tournament history siguro po ay mas ok na sa wesleyso.com page na lang po ... sobrang haba po kasi ng listahan dito parang hindi na po magandang tignan tuloy ang page ni gm wes dito ... Salamat po.
Apr-14-17  ambongtumbong: <OhioChessFan> GM Wes did say <Let me know of any thing you want to put and I will give it to him.> you can suggest and let him know what can be done or added on his bio is more appropriate than put a negative critics on it. Who is the owner of the site anyway.. how about IF the owner of the site allowed GM Wes to have SOLE access on his bio.. then you MAYBE barking at the wrong tree.
Apr-14-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  saffuna: The site's manager just posted a response on the chessgames.com forum.
Apr-14-17  ambongtumbong: thanks Saffuna
Apr-14-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  saffuna: After noticing the bio completely passes over Wesley So's time at Webster and SPICE, I took a look at his ELO progress.

In 2009 he reached 2640. Three years late he was still stagnating at 2650, neither improving nor getting worse. (2650 ha! I'd be happy to "stagnate" at 2150.)

Then he came to Webster University, the SPICE team and Susan Polgar. (I will ignore her husband...) In two years his rating improved from 2650 to 2750, in November 2014 when he left the program.

It's possible he would have made that improvement on his own (he certainly did afterward!), but it's more likely that those two years in St. Louis were vital in improving his chess level. Maybe Polgar wanted too much of the credit, who knows, but he definitely made a great leap while at Webster.

Why all of this is absent from his chessgames bio I can't comprehend.

Apr-14-17  ambongtumbong: another good point and you have stated a fact that should not be overlooked. I also hope that the current bio will be further updated later on.. who knows?!!
Apr-14-17  chessobserver: First of all, let us not hyperventilate. Let us give Wesley a list of things we want to add or subtract. <saffuna>, you can start by asking Wes to add a statement similar to Wikipedia's:

In August 2012, So began full-time study at Webster University in St. Louis in the Susan Polgar Institute of Chess Excellence (SPICE), founded by former women's world champion Susan Polgar.

Apr-14-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  saffuna: I think it is completely wrong to give control or final say to the player himself on any player page. There's no reason to go through him to get something revised or added to the player page.

The chessgames administrator has said today that no player will have that kind of control.

Apr-14-17  chessobserver: Frankly, the best site is Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesle...) because of the research behind it (with 41 citations) but not necessarily complete; you can get more chess data at <joeyj>'s site (https://chessaccount.com/live-ratin...). I like the tournament history timeline but this is very similar to his own website (http://wesleyso.com/) so it might be redundant.
Apr-14-17  chessobserver: <chessgames.com> "<I can talk to Wesley and say that the biographers who wrote the original material want to see some of it returned. I can ask him directly if there is something that he wants expurgated (not that his word is final, but it would be nice to know.)

In the end I envision a biography better than the one that exists right now and the one that we used to have. I really don't see how this could be interpreted as a bad thing.

Please don't labor under the misconception that Wesley has the final word on his page, and place trust in our backup system>".

Ayun naman pala eh.

Apr-14-17  chessobserver: I have no problem with <chessgames.com>'s experiment but this might distract Wes from his mission at hand. Imagine, we will fight for each and every word to be included or expurgated and in the end, <chessgames.com> might just say: experiment is over, let us go back to the original.
Apr-14-17  ambongtumbong: masyadong mahaba ang lista ng mga tournaments on the most current bio .. My suggestion is to have it shortened significantly and just include those that he have finished first to third maybe.. just my half cent idea or suggestion.
Apr-14-17
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  tamar: It is a fully acceptable bio, as long as at the top of the page it is entitled "The Exploits and Triumphs of Wesley So, The Chess Champion"
Apr-14-17  ambongtumbong: Somebody (He) that GM Wes have hired is doing the work as per his post earlier.. so I guess there is not much distraction for him about this Bio issues.
Apr-14-17  Tiggler: <Wesley So> You have the opportunity to post whatever bio you want on your user profile page as <user: Wesley So>.

Player pages are not the personal fiefdom of their subject players. I agree with <OhioChessFan> who is an experienced and well respected user who has earned his privilege as biographical editor as a result of his long service as a voluntary contributor to biographies on this site.

Apr-14-17  chessobserver: Kaya naman pala nagalit, nawalang parang iglap ang pinaghirapan. Totoo ba yan?
Apr-14-17  NaunsyamengPangarap: Can't blame Wesley after Tricky T. photoshopped Wesley's photo.
Apr-14-17  NaunsyamengPangarap: Wouldn't really matter to me even if there was no profile, as long as his games are on this site.
Apr-14-17  NaunsyamengPangarap: Many of us have been following Wesley's accomplishments since he was a young boy, and we read about those events as they unfolded, so the profile is not a big deal to me.

If I missed any of the events as they unfolded, it must have because I was reading literary giant <Pulo y Gata's> novels.

LOL!!

Apr-14-17  NaunsyamengPangarap: "must have been"
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