What is Wesley So's FIDE rating?

Wesley So's FIDE rating is 2774 standard, 2699 rapid, 2745 blitz, world #5. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Wesley So's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Wesley So played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 4,833 over-the-board games by Wesley So (3,555 classical, 654 rapid, 716 blitz), with 41% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Wesley So's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Wesley So?

Open Wesley So's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Wesley So's style, before facing them.

Wesley So

World No. 5United Statesborn 1993FIDE ID 5202213

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2760

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2840

2753 · Sep 2023

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2774Classical

2745Blitz

2699Rapid

2822peak, Feb 2017

4,833games

1,973wins, 41%

2,112draws, 44%

747losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2822 · Feb 2017

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.8% average

High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 92%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 as

(76% in 92 games)

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Based on

4,833 games

Based on 4,833 games

Openings

4,833 gamesBased on 4,833 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd514 games, last played 2 years ago42.9%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ♛xd511 games, last played 8 months ago72.7%wins

Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b525 games, last played 2 years ago68.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 2,505 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 2,505 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

94.5%

Endgame

96.1%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%178g

EqualEqual position

97%273g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%49g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

29%

72 err

22%

54 err

16%

39 err

14%

35 err

10%

25 err

23 err

Critical moment

Move 44 avg

1-15

12%

16-25

25%

26-35

25%

36-45

38%

46+

38% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

90Errors mapped

f3 / e4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1313 err

1111 err

1010 err

99 err

f3/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#11

c6?? vs Le

Opening · OTB · 2026

#49

♞c3?? vs Mendonca

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#46

♝xd4?? vs Jumabayev

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#61

♝e4+?? vs Cahaya

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#65

♚d4?? vs Gukesh D

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#84

♜e8?? vs Deac

Endgame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

4,833 games

Weishaeutel, Moritz(2402)

Titled Tuesday · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Nosach, Roman Al(2286)

Titled Tuesday · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Galchenko, Matvey(2440)

Titled Tuesday · 1 Sept 2026

½–½

Cieslak, Patryk(2498)

Titled Tuesday · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Alexander,Joshua(1999)

Titled Tuesday · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Mendes Aaron Reeve(2340)

Titled Tuesday · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

1,254 endgames (63%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (7%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

63%

1,254 / 1,992

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 7% win rate (95 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

4,833 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

2,429 games47%W40%D13%L

2,429games in this linewon 47%, drew 40%, lost 13%

Move

1. e4

11424w

47%38%15

66%

1. d4

7333w

43%47%10

66%

1. ♞f3

2643w

50%36%14

68%

1. c4

1907w

45%43%12

66%

1. b3

923m

67%1617

76%

1. e3

43y

75%25%

88%

1. g3

23w

100%

1. b4

14y

100%

50%

1. c3

15y

100%

Scouting report: Wesley So (GM, USA)

Wesley So

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

Recent games

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