Buuxi weedha soo socota: So waxaa la siiyay Samford Fellowship bishii Maarso 2016, taasoo u saamaxday inuu helo Vladimir Tukmakov tababarihiisa. Bishii Agoosto 2016, So wuxuu ku dhammeystay kaalinta koowaad ee Koobka Sinquefield ee 2016, isagoo ka horreeya horyaalkii hore ee adduunka Viswanathan Anand iyo Veselin Topalov, 2014 guuleystaha Fabiano Caruana, iyo 2015 guuleystaha Levon Aronian. Wuxuu ku guuleystay labo kulan wuxuuna barbaro gaaray 7 kulan. Bishii Diseembar 2016, So wuxuu sidoo kale ku dhammeystay kaalinta koowaad ee London Chess Classic 2016, isagoo ka horreeya horyaalkii hore ee adduunka Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik iyo Veselin Topalov. Wuxuu ku guuleystay 3 kulan wuxuuna barbaro gaaray 6 kulan (+3−0=6). Markii uu ku guuleystay Koobka Sinquefield, London Chess Classic, iyo kaalinta labaad ee tartanka Your Next Move Leuven, wuxuu ku guuleystay 2016 Grand Chess Tour. So ayaa markii ugu horeysay u soo muuqday United States waxay heshay billad dahab ah oo shaqsi ah oo loogu talagalay guddiga 3 iyo sidoo kale dahabka kooxda ee
Olombikada shaakada oo lagu qabtay Baku.