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Wesley So

2000s – PresentWorld Champion —Peak rating 2822230 games

Filipino-American grandmaster known for calm positional play, accuracy and elite results in both classical chess and Fischer Random chess.

Wesley So
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How So plays

Wesley So plays calm, accurate chess with very few mistakes. He was the first World Fischer Random Champion and has won many of the world's top events, usually by making his opponents take the risks. His endgame technique and his handling of quiet positions are exemplary.

What to learn from So

So's games are a lesson in not losing: sound openings, pieces on safe active squares, and patience. If your results suffer from blunders, his play is the style to copy.

A game to play through

So, Wesley vs Rapport, Richard - TSCT2017 masters 2017 1-0 — the final position. A Wesley So win with White: controlled from start to finish.

Wesley So: the final position
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.d4 Bb7 4.c4 e6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 Bf6 9.Rc1 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 d6 11.d5 e5 12.e4 Nd7 13.h4 a5 14.Bh3 Nc5 15.Kg2 Bc8 16.Rh1 Bxh3+ 17.Rxh3 Qd7 18.Nh2 h5 19.f3 g6 20.g4 Kh7 21.Rh1 Rg8 22.Qd1 Bg7 23.Nf1 Bh6 24.Kf2 Bc1 25.Ng3 Bxb2 26.Nb5 Bc1 27.gxh5 Bf4 28.Nc3 f5 29.hxg6+ Rxg6 30.Nxf5 Rag8 31.Kf1 b5 32.cxb5 Rg2 33.Qb1 Qf7 34.Ne2 Qg6 35.Ne7 Rf2+ 36.Kxf2 Qg2+ 37.Ke1 Rg3 38.Rxg3 Qxh1+ 39.Rg1 Qxf3 40.Nxf4 Qe3+ 41.Ne2 Nd3+ 42.Qxd3 Qxd3 43.Ng8 Qf3 44.h5 Kh8 45.Rg6 Qh1+ 46.Kd2 Qxe4 47.Nf6 Qb4+ 48.Ke3
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