Wesley So

United StatesFIDE ID 5202213 Chess.com gmwso

Scouting report: Wesley So

4,433 games · Stockfish on the last 50 games (depth 13) · updated 5d ago

Archetype

Machine

Strength

Very precise, with few blunders. Look for an opening edge rather than a tactical mistake.

ATK

DEF

TIME

MIND

Strength from a FIDE-level rating of about 2799, adjusted by results against rated opponents. ATK, DEF, TIME and MIND place each side of the game around that level.

How to beat Wesley So

White
Slav Defense: Modern LineD11b
25% in 6 games · -42 vs their average · small sample
White
Sicilian Defense: Moscow VariationB51
38% in 12 games · -29 vs their average · small sample
Black
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA29
22% in 9 games · -35 vs their average · small sample
Black
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-MarshallC88c
32% in 11 games · -26 vs their average · small sample

Avoid their comfort zone

White
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav AttackB76a
100% in 7 games · +33 vs their average · small sample
White
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams AttackB90a
91% in 11 games · +24 vs their average · small sample
Black
Nimzo-Larsen AttackA01
94% in 9 games · +37 vs their average · small sample
Black
Sicilian Defense: Modern VariationsB50g
92% in 6 games · +34 vs their average · small sample

Clock and nerves

Loses after a lossvs 17% overall33%

Longest losing streak6

Average game38 moves

Stockfish analysis

Accuracy2199 moves94.9%

Blunders per game0.08

Mistakes per game0.24

Opening accuracy97.1%

Middlegame accuracy93.5%

Endgame accuracy94.9%

Accuracy when winning93.2%

Accuracy when losing92.2%

Most errors withRooks

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FIDE ratings

Classical: 2,771
Rapid: 2,704
Blitz: 2,745

Results

50 games

66%

14%

20%

WinsDrawsLosses

Wesley So's playing style

Strong overall score:73%33W 7D 10L over 50 games
In great form:90%17W 2D 1L in last 20 games

Openings

Wins, draws and losses, then the number of games

Openings as White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves below.

Openings as Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. Results describe the games found, not a prediction.

Repertoire

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Game history

50 games · updated 1d ago

Date	Source	Color	Opponent	Result	Time control	Event	Opening
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	White	GMFedoseev, Vladimir3110Fedoseev-Vladimir	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	D35cQueen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	Black	GMFedoseev, Vladimir3115Fedoseev-Vladimir	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	C55dItalian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	White	GMFedoseev, Vladimir3120Fedoseev-Vladimir	Draw	Blitz (3+0)	—	D35fQueen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	Black	GMFedoseev, Vladimir3117Fedoseev-Vladimir	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	A08King's Indian Attack: French Variation
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	White	GMFedoseev, Vladimir3122Fedoseev-Vladimir	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	D35Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	Black	GMFedoseev, Vladimir3127Fedoseev-Vladimir	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	D31aQueen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	White	GMDrygalov, Andrey3064Angry_Twin	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	A05fZukertort Opening
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	Black	KarlsBetter3059	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	B12gCaro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	White	KarlsBetter3063	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	B10mCaro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation
Nov 6, 2026	Chess.comgmwso	Black	KarlsBetter3067	Win	Blitz (3+0)	—	B12gCaro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation

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How to beat Wesley So: scouting summary

Wesley So plays like a Machine (strength 96/99), based on 4,433 games and a Stockfish analysis of the last 50.

Scores 25% with the Slav Defense: Modern Line as White (6 games), 42 points below their average.
Strongest in the Nimzo-Larsen Attack as Black: 94% over 9 games.
Loses 33% of the games played right after a loss, against 17% overall.
Stockfish accuracy 94.9% with 0.08 blunders per game over the last 50 games.
Weakest phase: the middlegame (93.5% accuracy).
Most mistakes are made with the rooks.

Research Wesley So’s games and opening repertoire

GM Wesley So is rated 2771 in standard, 2704 in rapid, 2745 in blitz by FIDE. Wesley So plays for United States.

Wesley So has FIDE ID 5202213.

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