Wesley So youngest RP junior champion

GM-CANDIDATE Wesley So made chess history by becoming the youngest-ever champion in the 2007 (Philippines) National Junior Chess Championship which came to a fitting end at the Marketplace Shopping Center in Mandaluyong City.

Wesley scored 8.5 points to finish a full point ahead of his nearest rival.

Read about this young player's latest accomplishments at the Journal Online by clicking this link: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2007-05-11&sec=7&aid=17839

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