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Wesley So

1993 - Today

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Wesley Barbossa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino and American chess grandmaster, a three-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the first World Fischer Random Chess Champion. He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wesley So has received more than 1,684,839 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Wesley So is the 333rd most popular chess player (down from 298th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Philippines (down from 106th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Filipino Chess Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Wesley So ranks 333 out of 461. Before him are Vidit Gujrathi, Peng Zhaoqin, Tigran L. Petrosian, Nana Dzagnidze, Laurent Fressinet, and Alexander Moiseenko. After him are Alexei Fedorov, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Irisberto Herrera, Wang Yue, and Alexander Onischuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Wesley So ranks 405. Before him are Peres Jepchirchir, Cher Lloyd, Lukáš Masopust, Karl Geiger, Aleksandra Krunić, and Suzuka Ohgo. After him are Elin Rubensson, Jiří Veselý, Stina Nilsson, Mikel Vesga, João Schmidt, and Ahmed Alaaeldin.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Wesley So ranks 123 out of 155. Before him are José Villanueva (1913), Teófilo Yldefonso (1903), Regine Velasquez (1970), Kris Aquino (1971), Satine Phoenix (1980), and Oscar Cruz (1934). After him are Lydia de Vega (1964), Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (1952), Leopoldo Serantes (1962), Arianne Caoili (1986), Hidilyn Diaz (1991), and Manny Jacinto (1987).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Philippines

Among chess players born in Philippines, Wesley So ranks 2. Before him are Eugenio Torre (1951). After him are Arianne Caoili (1986).

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