Draft:Lucas John Wee

Lucas John Wee 黄育恒 is a 7 year old chess player from Singapore. He is the National Champion for Under-8 in National Age Group Chess Championships 2023.

Lucas John Wee is the youngest member of the National Training Programme for junior chess players in Singapore 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. Lucas achieved a Bronze Under-8 medal win for Singapore and awarded the title of Commonwealth Medallist for chess.

He is the 2024 overall champion for 75th National Schools Individual Chess Championships Under 8, organised by Singapore Chess Federation with a record 9 out of 9 wins.

Chess
Lucas is the only under-8 Singaporean chess player who has attained a standard FIDE rating as of 1 December 2023. The best recorded ELO stood at 1429 as of 1 March 2024. He has also attained the FIDE of Arena Candidate Master in 2023.

Education
Lucas is a student of Anglo-Chinese School. He is a member of MENSA Singapore since 2019.