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Victorious So in the Battle of GM’s

Even before the final round started, the current world’s youngest GM was already the sure winner. As promised, here’s the final standings and the gallery of pictures I took during the 11th and final round of the tournament.

Posted 05 May 2008 † deuts § Chess and Games § Photography ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

A Short Photo Op with GM Wesley So

I just grabbed this opportunity to have a photo taken with the future chess superstar who will hopefully someday join the ranks of super GM’s like Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, and Vladimir Kramnik. I know that it may yet be far from reality, but who knows, being the youngest grandmaster in the world of chess, [...]

Posted 03 May 2008 † deuts § Chess and Games ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , ,

GM Wesley So wins Dubai Open

Wesley So wins Dubai Open is the news. He had a brisk start and led the tournament till the end, with just one hiccup in the sixth round. Top Filipino grandmaster and whiz kid Wesley So never let it slip. He won the tournament with 7/9 and a 2708 performance.

Posted 21 April 2008 † deuts § Asides ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

More on So

Marianas Variety have the detailed news about Wesley So. Trivia item: both So’s parents are accountants. Susan Polgar in her blog likewise reports the same.

Posted 28 December 2007 † deuts § Asides ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

World’s Youngest GM

Wesley So of the Philippines is currently the world’s youngest GM at the age of 14. He’s seventh youngest player to achieve the grandmaster status in chess.

Posted 21 December 2007 † deuts § Chess and Games ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: ,

Wesley So, the Gifted Child

Wesley is well on the way to becoming the Philippines' next grandmaster. He's not going to be the youngest in history, that honour belongs to Sergey Karjakin, but already he's a long way ahead of Bobby Fischer, who earned his title at 15 years and 6 months.

Posted 07 April 2007 † deuts § Chess and Games ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: