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'''Wesley So''' has been the fifth highest ranked [[chess]] player ever and the world champion in [[Fischer Random Chess]], after routing [[Magnus Carlsen]] in the finals. On December 1, 2020, So defeated Carlsen in the finals of the Skilling Open to win that tournament also. | '''Wesley So''' has been the fifth highest ranked [[chess]] player ever and the world champion in [[Fischer Random Chess]], after routing [[Magnus Carlsen]] in the finals. On December 1, 2020, So defeated Carlsen in the finals of the Skilling Open to win that tournament also. | ||
| − | 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> | + | 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 is particularly formidable at [[chess]] because he has no known weaknesses. |
So is a devout [[Christian]] who reads the [[Bible]] daily. He immigrated from the [[Philippines]] to the [[United States]]. | So is a devout [[Christian]] who reads the [[Bible]] daily. He immigrated from the [[Philippines]] to the [[United States]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:25, December 9, 2020
Wesley So has been the fifth highest ranked chess player ever and the world champion in Fischer Random Chess, after routing Magnus Carlsen in the finals. On December 1, 2020, So defeated Carlsen in the finals of the Skilling Open to win that tournament also.
So is considered the finest player in the 3|1 time control game of speed chess.[1] He is particularly formidable at chess because he has no known weaknesses.
So is a devout Christian who reads the Bible daily. He immigrated from the Philippines to the United States.