Wesley's Games

You can find 92 of Wesley's game so far here.
As he is only 14 years old there will be more games added to the database fast.
Also there are at least 18 new games from the back to back tournament in the Philippines.

Wesley So heading for top 10 finish in 4th Pichay Cup

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	GM	ZHANG Zhong	SIN	2632	5,5	2522	2533
2	GM	LI Shilong	CHN	2503	5,0	2568	2601
3	GM	GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan	IRI	2597	5,0	2480	2501
4	GM	SHANAVA Konstantine	GEO	2522	5,0	2454	2474
5	GM	PARAGUA Mark	PHI	2523	4,5	2507	2531
6	GM	MCHEDLISHVILI Mikheil	GEO	2604	4,5	2496	2507
7	GM	SO Wesley	PHI	2577	4,5	2490	2509
8	GM	DZHUMAEV Marat	UZB	2549	4,5	2477	2497
9	GM	NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son	VIE	2579	4,5	2453	2467
10	GM	LAYLO Darwin	PHI	2504	4,5	2447	2461
11	GM	IULDASHEV Saidali	UZB	2520	4,0	2543	2572
12	IM	GOMEZ John Paul	PHI	2457	4,0	2519	2552
13	GM	WEN Yang	CHN	2487	4,0	2482	2517
14	GM	VILLAMAYOR Buenaventura	PHI	2469	4,0	2457	2496
15		ZHOU Weiqi	CHN	2556	4,0	2442	2455
16	GM	DAO Thien Hai	VIE	2489	4,0	2386	2404
17	IM	BITOON Richard	PHI	2439	3,5	2563	2571
18	IM	BANCOD Ronald	PHI	2375	3,5	2531	2539
19	GM	KAZHGALEYEV Murtas	KAZ	2641	3,5	2492	2502
20		WAN Yunguo	CHN	2471	3,5	2488	2530
21		XIU Deshun	CHN	2410	3,5	2487	2516
22	IM	NADERA Barlo	PHI	2401	3,5	2476	2504
23	IM	SADORRA Julio Catalino	PHI	2470	3,5	2455	2471
24		DELA CRUZ Noel	PHI	0	3,5	2442	2453
25	GM	MEGARANTO Susanto	INA	2532	3,5	2439	2451
26	GM	GONZALES Jayson	PHI	2524	3,5	2438	2450
27		ZHANG Ziyang	CHN	2441	3,5	2418	2455
28		BRANZUELA Ali	PHI	2209	3,5	2391	2401
29		YANG Kaiqi	CHN	2366	3,5	2389	2424
30		NOLTE Rolando	PHI	2522	3,5	2376	2382
31	GM	NGUYEN Anh Dung	VIE	2499	3,5	2323	2353
32	IM	ROCA Petronio	PHI	2356	3,0	2484	2500
33		YAP Kim Steven	PHI	2321	3,0	2470	2485
34		WANG Li	CHN	2392	3,0	2447	2494
35		PASCUA Haridas	PHI	2174	3,0	2441	2451
36		NODADO Jerry	PHI	0	3,0	2424	2441
37		LEGASPI Rhobel	PHI	2315	3,0	2410	2457
38		WANG Xiaohui	CHN	2215	3,0	2404	2409
39	IM	DIMAKILING Oliver	PHI	2479	3,0	2368	2395
40		YU Lie	CHN	2377	3,0	2364	2394
		TOLENTINO Rustum	PHI	2375	3,0	2364	2394
42		CARLOS Leonardo	PHI	0	3,0	2361	2371
43	IM	GOH Weiming	SIN	2403	3,0	2304	2358
44	IM	DABLEO Ronald	PHI	2444	3,0	2211	2413
45	CM	NGUYEN Van Huy	VIE	2386	2,5	2458	2509
46		NOURI Hamed	PHI	2363	2,5	2415	2451
47		GARCIA Jan Emmanuel	PHI	2232	2,5	2409	2421
48		FERNANDEZ Ernesto	PHI	2398	2,5	2403	2441
49	IM	GARMA Chito	PHI	2346	2,5	2392	2428
50		ZHANG Jing	CHN	2033	2,5	2384	2400
51		XU Tong	CHN	2249	2,5	2371	2384
52		OLAY Edgar Reggie	PHI	2398	2,5	2365	2386
53		JIA Haoxiang	CHN	2303	2,5	2347	2410
54		MAGA Mirabeau	PHI	2256	2,5	2342	2358
55		BALLECER Dino	PHI	2419	2,5	2337	2362
56	IM	WOHL Aleksander	AUS	2384	2,5	2336	2361
57	FM	PACIS Adrian Ros	PHI	2278	2,0	2406	2419
58	IM	MALLAHI Amir	IRI	2393	2,0	2392	2427
59		CANTONJOS Allan	PHI	2205	2,0	2381	2388
60	FM	HOANG Canh Huan	VIE	2339	2,0	2377	2411
61		PERENA Catherine	PHI	2212	2,0	2361	2381
62		SALUBRE Jayson	PHI	2322	2,0	2330	2355
63		BAGAMASBAD Efren	PHI	2295	1,5	2385	2411
64		ANDADOR Rolando	PHI	2335	1,5	2339	2401
65		CAUSO Deniel	PHI	2410	1,5	2327	2351
66		ELORTA David	PHI	2405	1,5	2266	2278
67		OCHOA Karl Victor	PHI	2268	1,0	2384	2424
68	WIM	SUKANDAR Irine Kharisma	INA	2262	1,0	2350	2368

He should finish top ten as there is only 2 more rounds to go. If he plays at the same level he should erase his so-so performance in the previous tournament (3rd PGMA cup).

About Wesley So

Wesley So

International Grandmaster (2577)

Philippines (PHI)

Wesley So, the World’s Youngest Grandmaster (at 14 years 1 month) and the No. 1 ranked player in the Philippines, was born on 9 October 1993 in Cavite, Luzon, the only son of William and Eleanor So.

To date, Wesley’s only coach to is Michael Corino who helped him develop his potential when he was between 11 and 12 years of age (especially in developing an opening repertoire).

Today he works alone, and his training is largely with using databases to keep up with theoretical developments and to prepare his openings while analysing alongside chess engines.

Amongst chess players today he admires Magnus Carlsson for his self belief, uncompromising approach and fighting spirit, and until his retirement, also Gary Kasparov for his fantastic capacity for work, his deep opening reperoire and unmatched ability to develop innovations.

Wesley is currently a Junior High School student at St Francis of Assisi in Cavite, Luzon (10 km from Manila) and enjoys the lifestyle of a typical young teenager, including listening to rock music, and reading and watching adventure and horror novels and movies.

He can be contacted by email at: weso123@gmail.com.

 

Career Milestones

2000: Learnt to play chess at age 7

2003: Won the first of back to back National Kiddies titles (U-10), played in the World Youth Championship (U-12) in Turkey, his first international event.

2004: Gold at the ASEAN Age Groups Championship and also awarded FM title.

2005: First FIDE rating of 2164, tied for first with three others at World Youth Championship (U-12).

2006: Won National Championship and became an IM with norms achieved in Dubai, San Marino, and Kuala Lumpur where he beat his first GM (Ian Rogers), played as alternate in World Chess Olympiad in Turin, and improved his elo rating to 2451. Then made first GM norm in Germany.

2007: Played in the Asian Zonals in Vietnam, the Asian Cities in Iran, the Asian Individuals in Cebu, Philippines, and on top board at MAIGOC. Gold on Board 1 while leading team to 3^rd place in World Youth U-16 Olympiad in Singapore, made second GM norm at World Junior and became a grandmaster with his third and final norm at Pichay Cup in Manila, Philippines and a rating of 2519.

2008: Yet another breakthough year with a first victory in an international event by wining the Dubai Open (together with his first win against a 2600+ GM), followed by a decisive victory in a match played after against Indonesian GM Susanto Megaranto, and finally an emphatic victory at the Battle of the Grandmasters where his No. 1 status in the Phillpines was confirmed. More recently he placed an unbeaten 2^nd in National Qualifying for Dresden Chess Olympiad, finished in 9^th place in the World Junior, again won Gold on Board 1 to help Philippines to third place in the World Youth Olympiad in Turkey.