PHL loses chess whiz Wesley So to the US

[Passport]

PHL loses chess whiz Wesley So to the US | Sports | GMA News Online

personal dreams are most important .. good luck Wesley So..

The Philippines has lost an international chess master in Grandmaster Wesley So, who has moved to the United States to study at Webster University, and could soon represent it in international competitions.

[C'thulhu]

That is if Pichay will grant his request, otherwise there's that 2 year waiting period or 50k euros before you can switch federations as per FIDE rules...

[Passport]

"If you choose not to approve my transfer request, I have no way of paying the 50,000 euros fees to the NCFP. Therefore, I will have no choice but to sit out another year to fulfill my full two year waiting period so no transfer fees are needed. This will not benefit the NCFP at all. However, it will severely slow down my progress by not being able to play in official FIDE events such as the World Cup, World Blitz and Rapid Championships, etc. I will be forced to miss the next World Championship cycle," he said.

... and so goes the ambition-driven So..

[7DMM]

The country doesn't have anything to offer except crap. I can't blame the kid

[wurrmed]

This kid has an ambition nga dili or perti ka lisod makuha if naa siya diri, his elo rating was stucked for years around 2660++ when he was here but after 2 years pag move sa webster U under coach susan hapit na mo 2750 and is currently #15 in the world.

Way to go Wes. Sadorra and Barbosa may soon follow Wesley's plan, switching federation something is really not right sa NCFP.

[dirk14]

walay supporta man lng sa Gobyerno cant bLame him........ If Manny Pangilinan were interested in chess maybe ma fund ni cya ka afford man gani ni Andre Blatche

[Passport]

I think this would be a good example to all Filipinos.. go where you can bloom the best.. this country is run like hell by Filipinos.

[e_l_q]

any word that go beyond the definition of hell would be better. this country is going nowhere

I think this would be a good example to all Filipinos.. go where you can bloom the best.. this country is run like hell by Filipinos.

[towperuX]

imagine if all talented filipinos will explore outside the philippines to boost their careers leaving our country like a wasteland? kana untang 10 billion sa PDAF didto pa na gi share ang uban sa sports maka compete unta ta sa mga high-caliber countries..

[digitalsuperman]

kadaghan mau na mga sports-man sa pilipinas. pero wala lay support sa goberno. mau unta maka balhin na ning bataa ug federation para ma fulfill niya iyang potential ...

liko gamay ..mau ra kau sila mo support ni Manny, pero if we think about it, the government never supported manny while he was still an up-and-coming boxer, pagka champion naman ni manny na nag sugud ug "support" ang goberno ......

but what i meant about support is .......... using manny for their personal gain, gamiton ang kasikat ni manny para ma apil sila

manny pacquiao?