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His record of many championships include winning the [[United States]] [[chess]] championship in October 2020 by playing with a sky-high performance rating of 2919.<ref>https://new.uschess.org/news/wesley-so-2020-us-chess-champion-after-crushing-performance</ref> Wesley So has also been the world champion in [[Fischer Random Chess]], after routing [[Magnus Carlsen]] in the finals. On December 1, 2020, So also defeated Carlsen in the finals of the Skilling Open to win that tournament. In June 2021, So dominated the annual Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament and won it easily, defeating his closest rival and the world #2 player Ian Nepomniachtchi ("Nepo") in the final round.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-wins-2021-paris-rapid-blitz</ref>
His record of many championships include winning the [[United States]] [[chess]] championship in October 2020 by playing with a sky-high performance rating of 2919.<ref>https://new.uschess.org/news/wesley-so-2020-us-chess-champion-after-crushing-performance</ref> Wesley So has also been the world champion in [[Fischer Random Chess]], after routing [[Magnus Carlsen]] in the finals. On December 1, 2020, So also defeated Carlsen in the finals of the Skilling Open to win that tournament. In June 2021, So dominated the annual Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament and won it easily, defeating his closest rival and the world #2 player Ian Nepomniachtchi ("Nepo") in the final round.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-wins-2021-paris-rapid-blitz</ref>
So is considered the finest player in the 3|1 time control game of speed chess.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-defeats-duda-with-incredible-3-1-performance-in-speed-chess</ref> He has no known weaknesses at [[chess]].
So is considered the finest player in the 3|1 time control game of speed [[chess]].<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-defeats-duda-with-incredible-3-1-performance-in-speed-chess</ref> He has no known weaknesses at [[chess]].
'''''So is a devout [[Christian]] who reads the [[Bible]] daily'''''. He immigrated from the [[Philippines]] to the [[United States]], and settled in [[Minnesota]].
'''''So is a devout [[Christian]] who reads the [[Bible]] daily'''''. He immigrated from the [[Philippines]] to the [[United States]], and settled in [[Minnesota]].