Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
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Born 1993 · age 33United States
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Updated 2026-06-19
Wesley Barbossa So is a Filipino-American chess grandmaster, a three-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the first World Fischer Random Chess Champion. 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, making him the fifth-highest-rated player in history.
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Momentum10.0
Historical21.6
Source confidence70.0
Completeness60.0
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