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2018 ~ UNITED STATES ~ The US Championships ~ St Louis

• ♣ 3rd Place

2018 ~ GERMANY ~ The Candidates ~ Berlin

• ♣ 7th Place

2018 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Tata Steel Chess ~ Wijk Aan Zee

• ♣ Tied for 3rd Place

2017 ~ UNITED KINGDOM ~ London Chess Classic ~ London

• ♣ Tied for 3rd Place

2017 ~ USA ~ Rapid & Blitz Showdown of Champions ~ St. Louis

• ♣ Winner of Match with GM Lenier Dominguez

2017 ~ GEORGIA ~ 2017 FIDE World Cup ~ Tbilisi

• ♣ Semi-Finalist

2017 ~ USA ~ Sinquefield Cup ~ St Louis

• ♣ 9th Place

2017 ~ SPAIN ~ XXX Torneo Magistral de Ajedres ~ Leon

• ♣ Champion

2017 ~ BELGIUM ~ GCT Rapid Blitz ~ Leuven

• ♣ 2nd Place

2017 ~ FRANCE ~ GCT Rapid Blitz ~ Paris

• ♣ 7th Place

2017 ~ NORWAY ~ Altibox Norway Chess ~ Stavanger

• ♣ tied 4th Place

2017 ~ AZERBAIJAN ~ Gashimov Memorial ~ Shamkir

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2017 ~ USA ~ US Chess Championship ~ St Louis

• ♣ Winner

2017 ~ USA ~ chess.com Pro League ~ St Louis

• ♣ Champions ~ St Louis Arch Bishops ~ MVP Wesley So

2017 – NETHERLANDS ~ The Tata Steel Chess Tournament ~ Wijk Aan Zee

• ♣ Winner

2016 – UNITED KINGDOM ~ The Grand Chess Tour ~ London

• ♣ Winner

2016 – UNITED KINGDOM ~ The London Chess Classic ~ London

• ♣ 1^st Place

2016 – ISLE OF MAN ~ The 3rd IOM Chess Open ~ Douglas

• ♣ Tie for 3^rd Place

2016 – AZERBAIJAN ~ The 42nd Chess Olympiad ~ Baku

• ♣ GOLD MEDAL TEAM
• ♣ GOLD MEDAL THIRD BOARD

2016 – USA ~ The Sinquefield Cup ~ St Louis

• ♣ 1^st Place

2016 – SPAIN ~ IX Bilbao Chess Masters Final ~ Bilbao

• ♣ 3^rd Place

2016 – BELGIUM ~ Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz ~ Leuven

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2016 – FRANCE ~ Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz ~ Paris

• ♣ 4^th Place

2016 – CHINA ~ 4 Game Match with Ding Liren ~ Shanghai

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2016 – USA ~ Ultimate Blitz Chess Challenge with Garry Kasparov ~ St. Louis

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2016 – USA ~ US Chess Championships ~ St. Louis

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2016 – USA ~ Awarded The Samford Chess Fellowship ~ US Chess Trust

• ♣ http://www.uschesstrust.org/2016-samford-fellowship-awarded-to-grandmaster-wesley-so

2016 – NETHERLANDS ~ Tata Steel Chess Event ~ Wijk Aan Zee

• ♣ 4^th Place

2015 – QATAR ~ Qatar Chess Masters ~ Doha

• ♣

2015 – SPAIN ~ Bilbao Chess Masters ~ Bilbao

• ♣ 1^st Place – Champion

2015 – USA ~ Millionaire Chess ~ Las Vegas

• ♣ 5^th Place – Open

2015 – AZERBAIJAN ~ World Chess Cup ~ Baku

• ♣ 4^th Round

2015 – USA ~ Sinquefield Cup ~ St. Louis

• ♣ 10^th Place

2015 – TURKEY ~ Turkish Super League ~ Izmit

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2015 – GERMANY ~ Sparkassen Chess Meeting ~ Dortmund

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2015 – CZECH REPUBLIC ~ Cez Chess Trophy 4 Game Match ~ Prague

• ♣ Winner

2015 – FRANCE ~ Top Twelve French League (CLICHY) ~ Petit Camargue

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2015 – AZERBAIJAN ~ Gashimov Memorial ~ Shamkir

• ♣ 3^rd Place

2015 – UNITED STATES ~ US Championships ~ St. Louis

• ♣ 3^rd Place

2015 – IRELAND ~ 22nd Bunratty Chess Festival ~ Bunratty

• ♣ 1^st Place

2015 – NETHERLANDS ~ Tata Steel Chess Event ~ Wijk Aan Zee

• ♣ Tied for 2^nd Place

2014 – USA ~ North American Open ~ Las Vegas

• ♣ Open Section Champion

2014 – USA ~ US Chess League Champions ~ St. Louis

• ♣ Board One

2014 – USA ~ Millionaire Chess ~ Las Vegas

• ♣ 1^st Place Grand Prize Winner

2014 – USA ~ 3^RD Noel Skelton Open ~ Minnesota

• ♣ 1^st Place

2014 – NORWAY ~ 41^ST Chess Olympiad

• ♣ Coach for US team

2014 – ITALY ~ ACP Golden Classic 

• ♣ 1^st  Place (Rated 2755)

2014 – CANADA ~ 9^TH Edmonton International Chess Festival 

• ♣ 2^nd Place

2014 – USA ~ National Open Blitz Sectionals Las Vegas International Chess Festival

• ♣ 1^st Place

2014 – CUBA ~ Capablanca Memorial

• ♣ 1^st Place

2014 – USA ~ The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open 

• ♣ Tie for 1^st Place

2014 ~ USA ~ Final Four of College Chess

• ♣ 1st  Place (Webster Team)

2014 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Tata Steel Chess – Wijk Aan Zee

• ♣Tie for 4^th place

2013 ~ USA ~ Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship

• ♣ 1^st Place (Webster Team A)

2013 ~ TURKEY ~ World Chess Team Championship 

• ♣ Coach for U.S.A. Team

2013 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ 17^TH Unive Chess Tournament Hoogeveen 

• ♣ 1^st Place

2013 ~ USA ~ 2^ND Noel Skelton Open

• ♣ 1^st Place

2013 ~ NORWAY ~ World Cup 

• ♣ Lost in 2nd round (64 ^players) knockout

2013 ~ RUSSIA ~ 27^TH Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia  

• ♣ Gold Medal

2013 ~ USA ~ Las Vegas International Chess Festival 

• ♣ Triple Winner

2013 ~ CANADA ~ Calgary International Chess Classic and Blitz Championship 

• ♣ 1stPlace – Classic
• ♣ 1^st Place – Blitz

2013 ~ USA ~ The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open

• ♣ Tie for 1^st Place

2013 ~ USA ~ Final Four of College Chess

• ♣ 1^st Place

2013 ~ ICELAND ~ The Reykjavik Open 2013

• ♣ Tie for 1^st Place
• ♣ 1^st  player from the Philippines and the 1^st player in the 67-year history of American Collegiate Chess to break the 2700 rating mark
• ♣ No. 2-ranked junior chess player in the world

2013 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship 

• ♣ 2^nd  Place
• ♣ Qualifies in 2013 World Cup

2013 ~ USA ~ Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship

• ♣ Tie for 1^st Place (Webster Team A & B)

2012 ~ USA ~ SPICE Blitz 2012 

• ♣ 1^st Place

2012 ~ USA ~ The 3^RD Annual Thanksgiving Open 

• ♣ Tie for 2^nd Place

2012 ~ USA ~ 2012 SPICE CUP Group A 

• ♣ 4th  Place

2012 ~ Chess.com’s 7^TH Blitz Match of Death ~ Wesley So vs. Ray Robson 

• ♣ Defeated GM Ray Robson

2012 ~ CANADA ~ Quebec Open Chess Championship

• ♣ 1^st Place

2012 ~ CANADA ~ Toronto International Chess Championship 

• ♣ 1^st Place

2012 ~ USA ~ Charity Chess Match Philippine Consulate 

• ♣ Organized by the Filipino-American Chess Club of New York
• ♣ Acting Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York, Eduardo de Vega, joined the other chess players.
• ♣ 20-chess players simultaneous

2012 ~ USA ~ 40^TH Annual World Open 2012 – Blitz Championship 

• ♣ Tie for 1^st Place

2012 ~ USA ~ 40^TH Annual World Open 2012

• ♣ 3^rd Place

2012 ~ FRANCE ~ French League TOP 12

• ♣ Clichy members: Ivanchuk, Van Wely, Wesley So, vice Jakovenko, Nispeanu and Maze
• ♣ Emerged 2012 champion – undefeated in 10 games

2012 ~ VIETNAM ~ 11^TH Asian Individual Open/Blitz Chess Championships 

• ♣ Undefeated in 18 games, 9 in the main event, and 9 in the Blitz Championship
• ♣ First place – Blitz

2012 ~ USA ~ The 28^TH North American Masters: Georg Meier vs. Wesley So

• ♣ 4 game classical match followed by 4 game rapid match (Tie)

2011 ~ INDONESIA ~ 26^TH Southeast Asian Games

• ♣ Gold Medal – Finished undefeated with 9 points in the Blitz chess competition
• ♣ Silver Medal – Individual Standard

2011 ~ INDIA ~ Airports Authority of India Intl. Grandmasters Chess Tournament 

• ♣ 5 points 4^th place

2011 ~ INDONESIA ~ 17^TH Asian Cities Chess Team Championship

• ♣ Tie for  2^nd

2011 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Battle of Grandmasters

• ♣Place

2011 ~ SPAIN ~ Training with World’s #1 Chess player GM Magnus Carlsen 

• ♣ GM Magnus Carlsen

2011 ~ RUSSIA ~ Qualifying World Blitz 

• ♣ 5^th  place/ 194-player field. Qualified for World Blitz

2011 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ 73rd Corus Chess, Grandmasters Group B Tata Steel

• ♣ 4^th  place

2010 ~ CHINA ~ The 16^TH Asian Games

• ♣ Silver Medal for Team Philippines

2010 ~ USA ~ 2010 SPICE CUP Group A

• ♣ Tie for 2^nd  Place

2010 ~ RUSSIA ~ 39^TH World Chess Olympiad 2010 

• ♣ RP Team: Rank 50^th (149 teams)

2010 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Campomanes Memorial Cup 

• ♣ 7^th place

2010 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Battle of Grandmasters 

• ♣ 1^st Place

2010 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ NH Chess Tournament Rising Stars vs Experience 

• ♣ Rising stars 26 (1^st)
• ♣ Experience 24

2010 ~ SWITZERLAND ~ 2010 Biel Young Grandmasters Chess Championship 

• ♣ 5^th Place

2010 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 2010 ASIAN Continental Chess Championships  

• ♣ 2^nd Place
• ♣ Qualify for World Cup

2010 ~ RUSSIA ~ World Blitz Championship Prelim 

• ♣62^nd place/ 156-player field

2010 ~ RUSSIA ~ Aeroflot Open 2010, Group A1 

• ♣ Top Junior Award
• ♣ 11^th place/80-player field

2010 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ 72^ND Corus Chess 2010, Grandmasters Group B 

• ♣ 5^th Place

2009 ~ RUSSIA ~2009 World Chess Cup 

• ♣ Final 16
• ♣ Defeated Gadir Guseinov and had victories over former world championship contenders Vassily Ivanchuk (ELO 2739) and Gata Kamsky (ELO 2695)

2009 ~ USA ~ Spice Cup Group A 

• ♣ Tie for 2^nd Place

2009 ~ USA ~ 30-Board Simul with Fresno Chess Club 

• ♣ 30-0

2009 ~ VIETNAM ~ Zone 3.3 Fide World Chess Championship  

• ♣ Medal: Silver
• ♣ 2^nd Place
• ♣ Qualify for World Cup

2009 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Asian Continental Chess Open Championship 

• ♣ Rank: 21^st place (85 players)
• ♣ Tie for 4^th Place

2009 ~ CHINA ~ Chinese Chess League (for Bank of Qingdao Team) 

• ♣ Team: Rank 9 Scored 4/6

2009 ~ Philippines ~ Battle of Grandmasters

• ♣ 1^st Place

2009 ~ RUSSIA ~ Aeroflot Open 2009, Group A1 

• ♣ Top Junior Winner

2009 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ 71^ST Corus Chess 2009, Grandmasters Group C 

• ♣ 1^st place/Qualified for B Group
• ♣ “Beste Jone Talente” Award

2008 ~ UAE ~ 1^ST Asian Chess Club Championship 

• ♣ Individual: Board 1 Gold Medalist
• ♣ Team: 4^th place

2008 ~ GERMANY ~ 38^TH World Chess Olympiad 2008

• ♣ RP Team: Rank 46^th (100 teams)
• ♣ Best Olympiad performer in RP

2008 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 4^TH Pichay Cup International Open 

• ♣ Tie for 3^rd Place (68 players)
• ♣ Ranked 5^th

2008 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 3^RD President GMA Cup International Open

• ♣ Tie for 5^th Place (72 players)

2008 ~ VIETNAM ~ 1^ST Dragon Capital Chess Open/1^ST ASEAN Grand Prix

• ♣ Tie for 2^nd (30 players)
• ♣ 2^nd  in ASEAN Grand Prix
• ♣ Team: 3^rd Place (26 teams)

2008 ~ TURKEY ~ World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 

• ♣ Individual: Gold Medal
• ♣ Team: 3^rd  Place (26 teams)

2008 ~ TURKEY ~ World Junior Chess Championship

• ♣ 9^th Place (109 players)
• ♣ Tie for 8^{th  —-}  14^TH Place

2008 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 1^ST Subic Bay International Open Chess Championship 

• ♣ 2^nd  Place

2008 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 2^ND Philippine Open International Chess Championship

• ♣ 10th  Place (73 players)

2008 ~ INDONESIA ~ 2008 Japfa Chess Festival 

• ♣ 1^st Place

2008 ~ UAE ~ 10^TH Dubai Open Chess Championship 

• ♣ 1^st  Place

2008 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Battle of Grandmasters

• ♣ 1^st Place

2008 ~ INDONESIA ~ Asean Masters Chess Circuit 2008 GM Tournament A 

• ♣ 4^th Place

2007 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 3^RD Pichay Cup International Open 

• ♣ 5^th Place
• ♣ 3^rd GM Norm
• ♣ World’s 7^th Youngest GM at 14 years old
• ♣ Youngest Filipino GM in their history

2007 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 2^ND President GMA CUP International Open 

• ♣ 9^th Place (64 participants)

2007 ~ MACAU ~ 2^ND Asian Indoor Games (participated by 32 countries) 

• ♣ Team Rapid Chess: 4^th Place
• ♣ Team Classical Chess: 7^th Place
• ♣ Team Blitz Chess: 6^th Place

2007 ~ ARMENIA ~ World Junior Chess Championship 

• ♣ 2^nd GM Norm
• ♣ Tie for 6^th Place

2007 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ The 6^TH Asian Individual Chess Championship 

• ♣ Tie for 5^th Place

2007 ~ SINGAPORE ~ World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad

• ♣ Individual: Gold Medal
• ♣ Team: 3^rd Place

2007 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Philippine Open International Chess Championship 

• ♣ Rank 15^th

2007 ~ IRAN ~ 15^TH Asian Cities Chess Champion 

• ♣ Team: 2^nd (Silver Medal)
• ♣ Individual: Gold Medal for Performance Rating and Percentage Score

2007 ~ VIETNAM ~ Fide (Zone 3.3) World Chess Championship 

• ♣ Tie for 3^rd Place

2006 ~ SINGAPORE ~ 3^RD Masters International Open Chess Tournament

• ♣ Tie for 4^TH Place (99 Players)

2006 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ 1^ST President GMA Cup International Chess Tournament

• ♣ Top Juniors
• ♣ Tie for 6thPlace

2006 ~ GERMANY ~ Offene Internationale Bayerische Shach Meisterschaft

• ♣ Tie for 2^nd  Place
• ♣ 1^st GM Norm
• ♣ Creativity
• ♣ Award: Chosen by Russian Website e3e5

2006 ~ SPAIN ~ III Festival de Ajedrez Open Internacionale 

• ♣ BEST Under 16 Blitz

2006 ~ MALAYSIA ~ 3^RD IGB Dato’ Arthur Tan Open Chess Championship

• ♣ BEST Under-16 Player 3^RD International Master Norm

2006 ~ ITALY ~ 2^ND San Marino Open Internationale di Scacchi 

• ♣ BEST Under-16 Player – 2^nd IM Norm

2006 ~ ITALY ~ 37^TH World Chess Olympiad 

• ♣ Youngest RP Olympian

2006 ~ UAE ~ 8^TH Dubai Open Chess Championship 

• ♣ 1^st IM Norm

2005 ~ SINGAPORE ~ Masters/Challengers Int’l. Open Tournament 

• ♣ BEST Under-12 Player

2005 ~ FRANCE ~ 12^TH Nice Open International

• ♣ 9^th Place

2005 ~ FRANCE ~ World Youth Chess Championship 

• ♣ TIE 1^st Place

2005 ~ THAILAND ~ 7^TH Asean Age-Group Chess Championship

• ♣ GOLD, “Standard Chess – Individual”
• ♣ GOLD, “Rapid Chess – Individual”
• ♣ GOLD, “Blitz Chess – Individual”

2004 ~ GREECE ~ World Youth Chess Championship

• ♣ 13^th Place

2004 ~ VIETNAM ~ 6^TH  Asian Age-Group Chess Championship  

• ♣ GOLD “Standard Chess” (Individual)
• ♣ GOLD “Rapid Chess (Individual)
• ♣ SILVER “Standard Chess” (Team)
• ♣ SILVER “Rapid Chess (Team)

2003 ~ GREECE ~ World Youth Chess Championship

• ♣ 19^th Place