Barangay Wesley

• Global Philippines 
• Formed: Nov 11, 2009
• (Forums are hidden. To see them you must...) Join Barangay Wesley (BW) ... our primary goal is to support GM Wesley So and of course play actively in online & OTB chess ... the beauty of his games shall be our inspiration ... Who is GM Wesley So? Wesley So is a Filipino chess prodigy who is currently the second youngest chess Grandmaster in the world (after Anish Giri) and the 7th youngest GM in history. Wesley So achieved the title at age 14 years, 1 month and 28 days during the 3rd Pichay Cup International Open in Parañaque City, Philippines in December 2007. His latest stint earned him shocking victories over former world contender Vassily Ivanchuk (ELO 2739) and Gata Kamsky (ELO 2695) in the 2009 FIDE World Chess Cup. Sources: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=95915 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_So Related Links: http://www.gmwesleyso.com/ http://chesswindows.blogspot.com/ http://chessph.blogspot.com/