Wesley So is a Filipino-American super grandmaster who is among the world’s best chess players. He began as a chess prodigy who entered tournaments at nine years old. At 14, he became the ninth youngest GM in history. The next year, he became the youngest player to pass the 2600 rating threshold, breaking Magnus Carlsen’s record.

So’s peak rating of 2822 in March 2017 made him the number-two player in the world behind Carlsen. It also earned his place as the fifth highest-rated player ever, trailing only Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, Fabiano Caruana, and Levon Aronian. Later, in 2019, So won the first-ever FIDE-sanctioned Fischer Random World Chess Championship after routing Carlsen 13.5-2.5 in the final. In February 2021, he became a U.S. citizen.

Given all his accomplishments, multiple national championships and an elite tournament resume including the Fischer Random victory as well as winning the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship—all before turning 30—So may develop into an all-time great.