Lucas John Wee
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Lucas John Wee[1][2] 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. The championship witnessed intense competition among players from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.[7] Lucas achieved a Bronze Under-8 medal win for Singapore [8].
Chess[edit]
Lucas is the youngest under-8 Singaporean chess player who has attained FIDE rating[9] as of 1December 2023. The best recorded ELO stood at 1429 as of 1 March 2024.[10] He has also attained the FIDE of Arena Candidate Master in 2023.[11]
Education[edit]
Lucas is a student of Anglo-Chinese School. He is a member of MENSA Singapore since 2019.
Secondary Pursuit in Piano Performance[edit]
Other than chess, Lucas John Wee performs regularly as a junior pianist and has won multiple accolades in Singapore including NAFA Nanyang International Piano Academy[12] and Singapore Raffles International Music Festival 2022[13]and internationally which includes prestigious American Protege 2023,[14] Canadian International Music Competition,[15] WPTA Spain International Piano Competition[16] and has performed on multiple international performing stages including Singapore, Malaysia, United States.[17][18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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/
- ↑ "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 Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Competition | Nanyang International Piano Academy". NIPA. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ "Winners 2022 Piano Live | Music Competition | Singapore Raffles International Music Festival - SRIMF". www.srimf.sg. 2022-08-14.
- ↑ "Piano and Strings Competition 2023 ⋆ American Protégé". americanprotege.com. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ "2021-22 Winners' Biography". CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION 2023-24. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "Winners First Edition". WPTA SPAIN IPC (in italiano). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "6th Piano Island Festival | Indonesia-Singapore". pianoislandfestival. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ ABRSM Grade 5 Piano 2022 - 2023 Love Theme by Catherine Rollin - Live Rendition by Lucas John Wee, 5, retrieved 2024-01-22
External links[edit]
- Lucas John Wee Rating Card at FIDE
- Lucas John Wee Website Category:Singapore
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