Sheldon Wong

Sheldon Wong (born 13 July 1960) is a Jamaican chess player who now resides in Orlando, Florida. He holds the National Master titles of both Jamaica and the United States.

Sheldon Wong
Full nameSheldon Wong
CountryJamaica
Born (1960-07-13) 13 July 1960
Jamaica
TitleNational Master (Jamaica and United States)

Chess

In 1976, the 16-year-old Wong won the Jamaican Chess Championship and became the country's youngest National Master.[1] That same year he represented Jamaica at the World Student Team Championship in Caracas, scoring 3½/8.[2] In late 1976 and early 1977 he played for Jamaica at the World Junior Chess Championship in Groningen, where he was awarded a brilliancy prize for his win against the Israeli junior champion Nir Grinberg.[3] After winning his first three games to co-lead the tournament, he suffered five consecutive losses, eventually finishing with 5½/13.[4] He won the Jamaican championship again in 1977,[5] and represented Jamaica at both the World Student Team Championship in Mexico City, where he scored 7/13,[6] and the 1978 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires, where he scored 7½/14.[7]

He later moved to the United States, where he gained the National Master title in 1992; however, he has played no rated tournaments since 1997.[8]

References
  1. Clarke, Claire (23 December 2011). "Perfect Weekend For 15-Y-O Calabar Student". Sports Jamaica. Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. "21st World Student Team Chess Championship: Caracas 1976 – Jamaica". OlimpBase. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. Wilkinson, Ian (26 January 2006). "The Talking Drum". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. "C.to Mondiale U20" (in Italian). FSI – Federazione Scacchistica Italiana. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. "JCF NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPS". Jamaican Chess Federation. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. "22nd World Student Team Chess Championship: Mexico City 1977 – Jamaica". OlimpBase. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  7. "23rd Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1978: Jamaica". OlimpBase. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  8. "12089460: SHELDON WONG". Rating card. United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
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