19 year old Wesley So, a freshman at Webster University (the #1 ranked collegiate chess team in the United States), has officially become the newest member of the 2700 club. His latest rating of 2701 puts him at #50 in the world as well as #2 junior.
Wesley is the first Filipino and American collegiate player in history to accomplish this feat.
Webster University currently has 8 grandmasters (Wesley So, Georg Meier, Ray Robson, Fidel Corrales Jimenez, Manuel Leon Hoyos, Anatoly Bykhovsky, Denes Boros, and Andre Diamant). The team will have 2 additional grandmasters next year (one over 2700 and one over 2600).
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nice job Wesley!
Which GM over 2700 will join next year?
Le Quang Liem of Vietnam.