The Current Youngest GM - Wesley So

The 14 year old Wesley So of the Philippines is currently the youngest GM today, recently he won the 10th dubai chess championship earlier this month

Wesely So Won The Cup

The world's youngest Grandmaster, 14-year-old Wesley So of the Philippines won the Dubai Open with 7 points out of 9 rounds. The Filipino tied with GMs Merab Gagunashvili of Georgia, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran and Li Chao of China but prevailed in the tie break of higher average opponent rating. Eight other players tied with 6.5 points each.
Wesley received a congratulatory telephone call from National Chess Federation of the Philippines President Prospero Pichay. He continues to Indonesia for a match with their champion, GM Megaranto Susanto before returning home to the Philippines for a Battle of Philippine Grandmasters.
Local hero FIDE Master Salem Abdulrahman Saleh, Asian under-14 champion, clinched his first GM norm with one round to spare.

http://www.arabfide.com/dubaiopen2008/

http://pinoychess.informe.com/forum/wesley-so-dt16.html - philippine chess forum

congratzzz!!! alwys break a leg dude!! i know u can be a world master soon!! ipakta kung pano katinik taung mga Pinoy s chess.. God bless;)

Congrats.... dapat nga lang na maipakita mo kung gaano katinik taung mga Pinoy sa larangan ng Ahedres(chess). Bilib ako sa mga Pinoy tulad na rin nila Oliver Dimaks, Laylo atbp... Magdasal ka lang lagi at hinde ka nag-iisa. Matinik ka talaga!!!

Wesley is great, but Carlsen seems to be more talented

IM Cheap, ur country borns natural players since chess is subject n ur schools. in d phil, u r out on ur own- wesley was taught by his father and exposed d kid 2 tournaments locally, b4 getting some private support for competing abroad when wesley beat all opposition in d phil. it was only later that d govt supported him- maybe out of pride [or callousness?].  in d philippines, its very seldom that any kid gets support- unless he go d way wesley so went - HARD HARD WORK.

tyy

Wesley So will be the next world champion.

Yup!