Wesley So

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BW-SugarDom

Pocamps

Ayun ang bata ko! My favorite player! It's nice to see a more recent photo than the one in CG.

Of the top 100, I feel that he has the most room for improvement. One day it will just click! And when that happens, watch out!!! Money mouth

BW-SugarDom

Wesley took swimming lessons with Reggie and Daricastro. The pictures are with Daricastro.

Reggie is trying to give good exercise regime to Wesley.

Pocamps

That's good news. Swimming is one of the best exercise. It should give him stamina and perhaps fix his problem of fading in the end.

I swim everyday when the climate permits it.  Cool

razoman

Wala pa bang love interest si Wes for inspiration?

BW-SugarDom

Wesley improves one place to no.89 at Elo 2659. 

Long distance girlfriend with a foreigner young woman chess player. Nothing serious, just a "friend".

Pocamps

Numero 89 si bata sa buong mundo sa ngayon pero pag di ito pumatak ng top 10 sa buong mundo sa World Blitz ch e medyo magugulantang ako! Top 5 ang prediksyon ko!!

Tapang ko no?? Money mouth

Pocamps

Sana e puspusan ang aral ni bata ng mga sharp openings para sa blitz ch. Sadsad ang pahinga ng mga kalaban niya pag taktika ang mga bakbakan nila.Wink

azziralc

nice picture!

BW-SugarDom

Right on Iskuba!

I will be disappointed if he does not make at least the top 5.

Pocamps

I have no doubt in my mind that Wes can be the the #1 blitz player in the world if he focuses everything into it, but there is also no doubt that his classical game will suffer by doing So. It's a difficult thing to balance the two. The best thing that you can do is to just focus on your regular game and have some blitz practice several times a day to get you prepared for time scramble. Hopefully, in blitz competitions, you just perform better than the others.

That's why it's very important to have everything that could help you be at your disposal. In Wesley's case, I feel that tactical games, positions with a lot of possibilities give him the advantage, as opposed to solid games which he tends to gravitate to a lot lately.

I think he's maturing and learning more about himself and the game. I'm just excited to see the games in the upcoming WBC... especially his. I hope they give us a good coverage.

BW-SugarDom

That is very correct Iskuba. Wesley himself said that if he gets better at the long game his blitz skills suffer.

BW-SugarDom

With a perfect score, GM Wesley So of the Philippines won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games blitz tournament.

Chief Arbiter Maung Maung Lwin awards blitz medal, gold for GM Wesley So, silver to GM Truong Son and bronze to GM Mark Paragua.

Pocamps

Ayos. TY sa pic, Kap.

azziralc

Congratulations Wesley So!!!