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W So 
Photograph copyright © 2007 Regin Raymund Dais.  
Wesley So
Number of games in database: 205
Years covered: 2003 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2646
Overall record: +93 -25 =87 (66.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (37) 
    B42 B90 B67 B33 B93
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C67 C91 C96 C60 C86
 Sicilian Najdorf (12) 
    B90 B93 B96 B97 B99
 French Defense (12) 
    C18 C10 C11 C17 C03
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (8) 
    C91 C96 C86 C97 C89
 Vienna Opening (7) 
    C28 C26
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (47) 
    B33 B30 B32 B31 B40
 Queen's Indian (15) 
    E15 E12
 Slav (15) 
    D15 D11 D12 D13 D10
 Nimzo Indian (6) 
    E32 E21 E41 E25
 English, 1 c4 c5 (6) 
    A37 A39 A38 A35 A33
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   W So vs M Mahjoobzardast, 2007 1-0
   W So vs Ni Hua, 2008 1-0
   W So vs M Leon Hoyos, 2009 1-0
   W So vs F El Taher, 2006 1-0
   W So vs M Prusikin, 2006 1-0
   T Hillarp Persson vs W So, 2009 0-1
   Nijboer vs W So, 2009 0-1
   W So vs A Adly, 2008 1-0
   W So vs Li Chao, 2006 1-0
   W So vs Gao Rui, 2009 1-0

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WESLEY SO
(born Oct-09-1993) Philippines

[what is this?]
Wesley So is a Filipino chess prodigy who is currently the second youngest chess Grandmaster in the world (after Anish Giri) and the 7th youngest GM in history. Wesley So achieved the title at age 14 years, 1 month and 28 days during the 3rd Pichay Cup International Open in Parañaque City, Philippines in December 2007.

So achieved his first GM norm in the Offene Internationale Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft in Bad Wiessee, Germany in November 2006 and his second GM norm in the World Juniors Under-20 Chess Championship in Yerevan, Armenia in September 2007.

GM So has also won the World Under-16 Team Championship Board 1 gold medal with a phenomenal score of 9.5/10. In his home country, he holds the record the country’s youngest National Open Chess Champion and its youngest National Junior Open Chess Champion.

In his young but distinguished career, Wesley has competed in World Youth Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005, finishing equal first in his age group in Belfort in 2005 alongside Srinath Narayanan, Sanan Sjugirov, and Samvel Ter Sahakyan. His other achievements include two Gold Medals in the 6th Asean Age-Group Chess Championship, Vung Tau, in Vietnam; three Gold Medals in 7th Asean Age-Group Chess Championship, Pattaya, in Thailand. In 2006, he became the youngest member of the national men's team to participate at the 37th Olympiad in Turin at the age of 12.

So won the Dubai Open (2008) in the United Arab Emirates, besting an international field that included 23 other grandmasters. In 2009 he won Corus (Group C) (2009) 1.0 point ahead of his closest rival Anish Giri.

sources: http://www.gmwesleyso.com/ and http://regin-janice-jana.blog.frien... and http://www.rootyhillchess.org/so.html


 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 205  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Negi vs W So 1-034 2003 Wch U10B33 Sicilian
2. W So vs F Caruana 1-027 2004 WYCC - B12B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
3. W So vs Zhao Xue 1-039 2005 Singapore International Masters OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
4. S Narayanan vs W So 0-138 2005 Belfort YWCC boys under 12A07 King's Indian Attack
5. S Sjugirov vs W So 1-033 2005 Belfort YWCC boys under 12B30 Sicilian
6. R Robson vs W So ½-½47 2005 Belfort YWCC boys under 12B33 Sicilian
7. I Nyzhnyk vs W So 0-133 2005 Wch U12B23 Sicilian, Closed
8. G Sargissian vs W So  1-061 2006 8th Dubai OpenE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
9. W So vs I Rogers 1-050 2006 3rd Dato Arthur Tan OpenC10 French
10. M Manik vs W So  ½-½39 2006 III OpenB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
11. P Marie vs W So 0-118 2006 37th Chess OlympiadB23 Sicilian, Closed
12. W So vs A Guennoun 1-045 2006 III OpenB33 Sicilian
13. W So vs F El Taher 1-022 2006 8th Dubai OpenC26 Vienna
14. W So vs L Vajda  0-159 2006 37th Chess OlympiadB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
15. W So vs B Heberla  ½-½37 2006 III OpenB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
16. A Gupta vs W So 1-042 2006 8th Dubai OpenE12 Queen's Indian
17. S Irwanto vs W So 0-149 2006 3rd Dato Arthur TanE15 Queen's Indian
18. S Sale vs W So 0-142 2006 8th Dubai OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
19. W So vs P Pazos-Gambarrotti 1-060 2006 37th Chess OlympiadB06 Robatsch
20. H Hernandez vs W So  ½-½32 2006 III OpenE12 Queen's Indian
21. W So vs M Sergeeva 1-048 2006 8th Dubai OpenB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
22. W So vs S Megaranto 1-046 2006 3rd Singapore Masters Chess OpenB19 Caro-Kann, Classical
23. W So vs M Prusikin 1-030 2006 Bad WiesseC14 French, Classical
24. V Bhat vs W So 0-138 2006 2nd San Marino OpenE12 Queen's Indian
25. V Burmakin vs W So 0-131 2006 Bad WiesseA45 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 205  PGN Download
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Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bradah: All the BW ideas and inputs are good but Ma'am Leny knows best, just an opinion.:o)
Oct-13-09   lenyso: <Oct-13-09 Bradah: All the BW ideas and inputs are good but Ma'am Leny knows best, just an opinion.:o)>

Greetings!

Thanks a lot for all the ideas and inputs for Wesley.

Aside from chess, I am praying that he will finish his high school this year, pass the SAT exam so he can be accepted for a scholarship in Texas Tech. I admired Carlsen Magnus too. Hope Wesley can be like him in the future.

Oct-13-09   geniokov: Good evening Mam lenyso,Nice to hear you around! As what you said Mam<lenyso><Hope Wesley can be like him in the future.>...Lubos po akong natutuwa at you as his Mother are always at his side...nandito lang po kami at nagbibigay ng concern din for our young hero...Kumusta po kay Wesley,kay Sir William and to your whole family!..Godbless po!
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  mysql: imho, Wesley should finish school while also playing.
Oct-13-09   pinoymaster77: BW Mates,
Just a plug, na-publish na kasamang Resty the feature on the 'Men in Orange' sa Malibay Chess Club site niya. Hope you all enjoy the pics and write-up!
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  art00: Regarding the <SAT>, here are some helpful links:

Test Dates & Fees: http://www.collegeboard.com/student...

Country Code for the Philippines is: <465>

For Nov 7, 2009 exam date, there are 5 available testing centers in the Philippines: 1] Baguio-Brent (Baguio City)
2] Pasig City-Brent (Los Baños, Laguna)
3] Cebu City-St Theresa's (Cebu City)
4] Davao City-Mindanao Int'l (Davao City)
5] Makati-Int'l School (Taguig, Metro Manila)

***

Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  mysql: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7cYLuF3-S...(51)+(Small).JPG

It seems it was Sugardom who was doing the simul in this pic. :o)

Oct-13-09   kramrich: gm laylo and gm joey playing blitz in Unang Hirit....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj18...
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  pulsar: <kramrich> Faulty link, bro.
Oct-13-09   geniokov: <mysql: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7cYLuF3-S...(51)+(Small).JPG It seems it was Sugardom who was doing the simul in this pic.>..Kung di ako nagkakamali Brod,si Brod SugarDom yung naka-Orange na may eyeglasses at nakatayo...yung naka-Orange na katabi(sitting beside sugarDom?..is it Brod Kapmigz?)...Eh sino yung seryosong katabi na naka-Orange?...Mukhang malalim ang iniisip ah?...Feel ko hanggang ilalim ng table ang iniisip eh!..LOL!..joke.
Oct-13-09   geniokov: Teka,mukhang si Brod Pulsar yun ah???
Oct-13-09   geniokov: Kasi may "R" akong napansin sa Orange T-shirt eh?
Oct-13-09   geniokov: Kung si Brod Pulsar man yun...he seems similar to "Atoy Co" noong bata pa sa PBA...
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  pulsar: Si <Nf3em> pala ang katabi ko, nakapangalumbaba ako sa kanto. :)
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  pulsar: Si Sir <Sugar> napapagitnaan ni <Spawn2> sa kaliwa at <Nf3em> sa kanan. Ako ang sa dulo sa kanan.
Oct-13-09   geniokov: OIC!..THanks Brod!...Now it becomes clear to me how some of our brods looks like...tama si Brod<NF3m>..mukhang artistahin daw ang dating ng karamihan!...
Oct-13-09   geniokov: Yung di pa ako nakikita,even in pictures...may pics ako sa friendster..under the name Dennis Genio.That was taken 2years ago na ata.
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Nf3em: gud evening BW bros! ... nangingiti ako d2 habang pasilip-silip sa kibitz kahit nahihirapan sa dami ng trabaho ... i got to prepare an inquiry documents and issue to bidders next monday ... he he he ... di ako makapag-open nung pics kasi makikita d2 ... etong kibitz ko naka-mimimize lang ... he he he ... musta na sa inyo?!
Oct-13-09   geniokov: Huy Brod<NF3m>..musta ka na brod!...Pinapanood ko yung mga pix nyo during Jason´s simul...tama ka brod...mukhang artistahin ang mga brods natin...LOL!.Alam mo brod<NF3m>..may friend ako dito na kahawig mo?
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Nf3em: e2 bro <geniokov> kasalukuyang nakikipagbono sa tambak na trabaho ... he he he oo nga mukhang artistahin lahat (sila) ... at sino naman kamukha ko bro???
Oct-13-09   geniokov: LOL!..<NF3m>< ... at sino naman kamukha ko bro???>..I mean brod,may kahawig kang Pinoy dito na kasama ko sa hospital..hehehe!...Artista?)..hmmm,siguro sumagi na sa mukha ko kung sino sa artista ang kamukha mo...actually,nasa dulo na ng dila ko eh???...di ko na lang ba matandaan...
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Nf3em: har har har ... wag mo na alalahanin bro at baka kung sino pa masabi mo ...
Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  mysql: Sugardom looks like Herbert Bautista and my uncle from LA who's also a chess enthusiast.

Nf3em kinda looks like Jay-Z.

Pulsar looks like Arnel Pineda.

All celebrity look-alikes.

:o)

Oct-13-09   geniokov: < mysql: Sugardom looks like Herbert Bautista and my uncle from LA who's also a chess enthusiast. Nf3em kinda looks like Jay-Z.

Pulsar looks like Arnel Pineda.

All celebrity look-alikes.>..har..har..har! Yan ang masasabi natin brod na "Barangay Celebrity ni Wesley"..LOL!

Oct-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  SugarDom: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7cYLuF3-S...

From malibay chess blogspot

Standing from the back
Rusticbull
Pinoymaster77 and 2 sons
SugarDom
Nf3em
Epistle
Spawn2 (behind Kidlat1994)
Kidlat1994
Pulsar(kneeling at the front)

Obientag came later...

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