Is Wesley so good at chess?
Is Wesley so good at chess?
Wesley has been ranked number two in the world and is a mainstay in the top ten… while his peak rating of 2822 makes him the fifth highest rated player in chess history.
Is Wesley So a genius?
Wesley So is a chess grandmaster from the Philippines and at this time (2008) the second youngest grandmaster worldwide after Hou Yifan from China. He was the 7th youngest grandmaster in history. He got the title in December 2007, when he was 14 years, 1 month and 28 days old.
Is Wesley so religious?
He is an Evangelical Christian. In an article for Christianity Today in August 2017, he stated that he reads the Bible every night and attends church every weekend.
Is Wesley So adopted?
Lotis had since “adopted” Wesley—“not legally,” Lotis clarifies, because “he was already too old (19) when we met him.” Over the years, she and her husband simply embraced the roles of his real parents sans the paperwork.
Why did Wesley change nationality?
So said he decided to become an American citizen to have opportunities that he couldn’t get in his country of origin. “You are not held back by your color, lack of connections or the amount of money you have,” So was quoted as saying.
Is Wesley So Philippines?
Wesley Barbasa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino-born American chess grandmaster, the inaugural and current World Fischer Random Chess Champion, and 3-time and the current U.S. Chess Champion (in 2017, 2020, and 2021). He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion.
Is Wesley So dual citizen?
Reigning U.S. chess champion GM Wesley So is now officially a U.S. citizen. The Filipino-born 27-year-old super-grandmaster got his American citizenship on February 26, 2021, at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in St. Paul/Minneapolis, reports US Chess.
Why did Wesley So move to USA?
In 2012, So won the Philippines’ first-ever gold medal in the Summer Universiade in Russia but was deprived of the incentives usually awarded to Filipino athletes, The Manila Times reported. So said he decided to become an American citizen to have opportunities that he couldn’t get in his country of origin.