Sheldon Wong

Sheldon Wong
Full name Sheldon Wong
Country Jamaica
Born (1960-07-13) 13 July 1960
Jamaica
Title National Master (Jamaica and United States)

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.

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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