GM Wesley Barbasa So is a three-time Filipino Chess Champion and was US Chess Champion in 2017. Wesley became the youngest player to pass a 2600 Elo rating in October 2008, breaking the record held by Magnus Carlsen (This record has since been broken by John M. Burke). In early 2013, he passed 2700 and in January 2017 became the 11th player to pass 2800 Elo. Welsey represented the Philippines until transferring to the United States in 2014. He won the 2015 Bilbao Chess Masters, the 2016 Grand Chess Tour title, and the 2017 Tata Steel Masters. He represented the US on board 3 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, winning team and individual gold.