^ Click here to remove ads! ^

The Current Youngest GM - Wesley So

Jump to forum:
 
22nd April 2008, 09:41pm
#1
by Fredrich
Philippines
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 10

The 14 year old Wesley So of the Philippines is currently the youngest GM today, recently he won the 10th dubai chess championship earlier this month

Wesely So Won The Cup

The world's youngest Grandmaster, 14-year-old Wesley So of the Philippines won the Dubai Open with 7 points out of 9 rounds. The Filipino tied with GMs Merab Gagunashvili of Georgia, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran and Li Chao of China but prevailed in the tie break of higher average opponent rating. Eight other players tied with 6.5 points each.
Wesley received a congratulatory telephone call from National Chess Federation of the Philippines President Prospero Pichay. He continues to Indonesia for a match with their champion, GM Megaranto Susanto before returning home to the Philippines for a Battle of Philippine Grandmasters.
Local hero FIDE Master Salem Abdulrahman Saleh, Asian under-14 champion, clinched his first GM norm with one round to spare.

 

http://www.arabfide.com/dubaiopen2008/

http://pinoychess.informe.com/forum/wesley-so-dt16.html - philippine chess forum

 


13th May 2008, 03:49pm
#2
by lighthouse
amsterdam,holland Netherlands
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 43
GOOD FOR HIM , IN MY NEXT LIFE MAY BE I CAN BE ONE TOO.
16th May 2008, 04:50pm
#3
by isaac_jay
quezon city Philippines
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 6
congrats bro ! you deserved it.. someday i play with you.. to know how tough u are..  hehehehehe :d
 

Add your comment:

Join Chess.com for free to add your comment! Already a member? Then login now to comment.