Lance Henderson de la Fuente (born May 19, 2003) is an Andorran chess grandmaster. He is Andorra's highest-rated chess player.
| Lance Henderson de La Fuente | |
|---|---|
 Henderson de la Fuente in 2019 | |
| Country |  Spain (until 2021) Andorra (since 2021) |
| Born | May 19, 2003 Marbella, Spain |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2519 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2519 (September 2023) |
Chess career edit
In October 2022, Henderson won the 4th ESNA European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship 2022 by defeating Luitjen Akselsson Apol in the final round.[2][3]
In December 2022, Henderson tied for second place in the Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz tournament.[4]
Henderson participated in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Adhiban Baskaran in the first round.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "HENDERSON DE LA FUENTE LANCE WINS EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022". October 2, 2022.
- ^ Besenthal, Klaus (October 3, 2022). "Lance Henderson wins European Small Nations Championship".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (December 20, 2022). "Raja Rithvik decimates 9th Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz 18/12, Adhiban third".
- ^ Rao, Rakesh (August 1, 2023). "FIDE Chess World Cup: Adhiban, Priyanka into second round, Harsha misses out".
- ^ "FIDE World Cup 2023 Round 1 Tiebreaks: A lot of drama and a few upsets". August 1, 2023.