So Wesley (09.10.1993)

Filipino-American Grandmaster (2007).  The seventh youngest grandmaster of chess history and the youngest player to pass 2600 Elo rating in October 2008, breaking the record previously held by Magnus Carlsen. FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Champion in 2019. The US Champion in 2017, the Philippine Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Filipino U20 Champion at 13. ASEAN U12 Champion in 2005.

Best results: winner or shared first at Dubai Open 2008, 1-4^th; Battle of GMs (PHI) 2009, 1^st; Zonal 3.3 championship 2009, 2^nd; Wijk aan Zee Corus C 2010, 1-4^th; Sigeman and co (SWE) 2011, 1-3^rd; Quebec Open 2012, 1-3rd; 2013 Summer Universiade, 1^st; Unive Crown Group 2013, 1^st;  Capablanca Memorial 2014, 1st; the Millionaire Chess Tournament  2014, 1st; Bilbao 2015, 1^st; Grand Chess Tour title 2016, 1^st; Sinquefield Cup 2016, 1^st; London Chess Classic 2016, 1^st; Wijk aan Zee Tata Steel 2017, 1^st; Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz event in Leuven 2018, 1^st.

A participant in the Olympiads since 2006 with Philippine then with the US team. In 2016 he was a member of the US team who won a team gold and individual gold medals.
Gold medalist at the Asian Team Championship for the best individual performance at board 3, and for the best result at board 1 at the 2007 U16 Olympiad.

Peak rating: 2822 in 2017, he was the second best world ranked player.