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As a filipino its good for wesley to represent america because Philippines don't even care and only cares about basketball and thats what i hate so
a filipino gem garnering honors for the USA….so sad..credit to the US for fully supporting Wesley..unlike the corrupt Pinas…
Go wesley so my idol
That's a genius in the making.
Go phil. Wesley
Filipino proud. Wesley
Good decision in denouncing 🇵🇭 citizenship. 🇺🇲 indeed will make him better.
Good choice for representing 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Pablo Mercado: So what is your advice to the Filipino chess players?
Uncle Bobby Fischer: My advice is to give up chess and take up Fischer Random.
– 2004Oct11, 15 years before nephew Wesley So became the inaugural WFRCC in CLASSICAL time controls.