Lucas John Wee[1][2] 黄育恒 is a 7 year old chess player from Singapore.[3] He is the National Champion for Under-8 in National Age Group Chess Championships 2023.[4]
Lucas John Wee is the youngest member of the National Training Programme[5] for junior chess players in Singapore[1][6] with Singapore Chess Federation.
The 7 year old chess player was the youngest chess player to represent Singapore contingent to compete at Commonwealth Chess Championships organised by the Malaysian Chess Federation and Persatuan Catur Melaka[7]. The championship witnessed intense competition among players from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.[8] Lucas achieved a Bronze Under-8 medal win for Singapore [9][10] and awarded the title of Commonwealth Medallist[11] for chess.
He is the 2024 overall champion for 75th National Schools Individual Chess Championships [12]Under 8, organised by Singapore Chess Federation[5] with a record 9 out of 9 wins[13].
Chess edit
Lucas is the only under-8 Singaporean chess player who has attained a standard FIDE rating[14] as of 1 December 2023. The best recorded ELO stood at 1429 as of 1 March 2024.[15] He has also attained the FIDE of Arena Candidate Master in 2023.[16]
Education edit
Lucas is a student of Anglo-Chinese School. He is a member of MENSA Singapore since 2019.
References edit
- ^ a b "They're young, but they're no rookies: More kids in Singapore playing chess competitively". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ "Lucas John Wee, Singapore". lucasjohnwee.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Lucas John Wee, Instagram". Lucas John Wee, Instagram.
- ^ https://singaporechess.org.sg/event/38th-singapore-national-age-group-chess-championships-2023/
- ^ a b "SCF National Training Squads | Singapore Chess Federation". singaporechess.org.sg.
- ^ "Mereka masih bocah, tapi tidak bisa diremehkan: Ketika anak-anak Singapura keranjingan catur". Channel NewsAsia Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "SGChess Blog #5 – Commonwealth Chess Championship 2023-2024 | Singapore Chess Federation". singaporechess.org.sg. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Commonwealth Chess Championship", Wikipedia, 2024-01-17, retrieved 2024-03-03
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - [CCC-U08O] COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP2023-24 U08 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "共和联邦锦标赛四金凯旋 我国盼明年东运会列入国际象棋 | 联合早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - [CCC-U08O] COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP2023-24 U08 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "75th National Schools Individual Chess Championships | Singapore Chess Federation". singaporechess.org.sg. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 75th National Schools Individual Chess Championships Under 8". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "International Chess Federation - Wee, Yu Heng Lucas John". ratings.fide.com Lucas John Wee. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ "Lucas John Wee player profile". ChessBase Players Lucas John Wee.
- ^ "Lucas John Wee - Arena Candidate Master FIDE". FIDE Online Arena. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
External links edit
- Lucas John Wee Rating Card at FIDE
- Lucas John Wee Website
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