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Richard Wang
Richard Wang during the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships in Maribor, Slovenia
Full nameRichard C Wang
CountryCanada
BornSeptember 17, 1998 (age 14)
Sudbury, Canada
TitleInternational Master
FIDE rating2370 (December 2012)[1]
Peak rating2370 (December 2012)
Ranking16 (Canada; December 2012 - Also see Fide World Rankings)

Richard Wang (born September 17, 1998) is a chess international master from Canada and the king of all snakes. Wang became the second youngest International Master in Canadian history at the age of 13 in August 2012 at the Canadian Closed Chess Championships (Zonal)[2][3] held in Montreal, Canada (a couple months older than when International Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein became an international master). Another notable achievement includes winning two bronze medals at the 2009 World Youth Chess Championships held in Antalya, Turkey[4] in the U12 Boys section and at the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships held in Maribor, Slovenia in the U14 Boys section. He is the only Canadian to win more than one medal at the WYCC. According to the December 2012 FIDE rating list, Wang is the highest rated in Canada and the Americas, as well as the eleventh highest rated in the world, in the U14 boys section. Wang is also the 17th highest rated player for all active Canadian players.[1][5][6]

Personal life

Wang was born in Sudbury, Canada. He and his family later moved to Edmonton, Canada, where he is currently residing.

Chess career

Early Achievements

Richard Wang started his chess career by playing in tournaments held by the Chess'n Math Association in Alberta. His first chess achievement was when he got second place at the Edmonton Chess Challenge (Gr.2) in March 2005 at the age of 6. Other successes soon followed. He placed second in the 2005 Alberta Chess Challenge (Gr.2). In 2006, he won both the Edmonton Chess Challenge and the Alberta Chess Challenge (Gr.3). Wang then placed fourth in the 2006 Canadian Chess Challenge (Gr. 3).

Youth Chess Championships

Richard Wang has won the Alberta Youth Chess Championships 7 times (2007,[7] 2008,[8] 2009,[9] 2010,[10] 2011,[11] 2012,[12] and 2013;[13] U10, U10, U12, U12, U14, U14, and U16 respectively) and has represented Alberta at the Canadian Youth Chess Championships every time. He placed third in 2007,[14] second in 2008[15] and 2010,[16] and first in 2009,[17] 2011,[18] and 2012[19] (Wang was the highest rated in each championship except for 2007). Wang has represented Canada at the World Youth Chess Championships 4 times (2007 in Antalya, Turkey; 2009 in Antalya, Turkey; 2011 in Caldas Novas, Brazil; and 2012 in Maribor, Slovenia). His most notable achievements involving the Youth Chess Championships was in 2009 and 2012 at the World Youth Chess Championships, where he won bronze medals. In 2009, he tied for second (third on tie-break) in his junior year in the U-12 Boys section with 8.5/11, despite only being seeded 27th.[20] His success marked the first time since 1986 that Canada won a medal at the World Youth Chess Championships.[21] In 2012, he placed third in his senior year in the U-14 Open section with 8.5/11, slightly higher than his original 4th seed.[22]

Junior Chess Championships

Wang has won the Alberta Junior Chess Championships in 2008[23] (becoming the youngest player in Alberta history to do so) and 2012, placed second in 2010,[24] and placed third in 2011.[25] He has represented Alberta three times at the Canadian Junior Chess Championships: 2009, 2012, and 2013. He tied for fourth place with 4/7 in 2009,[26] and got second in 2012 with a score of 6/7.[27] His best Canadian Junior Chess Champion result was in 2013, where he placed first.

Notable Provincial Successes

Richard Wang has had multiple tournament successes in Alberta, including winning the 2011 Northern Alberta Open and the 2012 ECC Capablanca Classic.[28] Richard Wang's most memorable success in Alberta includes becoming the youngest Alberta Champion in history by placing first in the Alberta Closed Chess Championships,[29][30] ahead of IM Edward Porper and FM Vladimir Pechenkin. After this event, Wang's FIDE rating rose above 2300, making him the youngest Fide Master in Alberta history. Wang is currently the third highest CFC and FIDE rated player in Alberta, behind IM Edward Porper and GM Eric Hansen.[31]

Notable National Successes

On July 8–13, 2012, Wang tied for third (third on tie-breaks) with 6/9 in the 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championships [32] in Victoria, B.C., Canada, ahead of many notable players including GM Victor Mikhalevski, GM John Fedorowicz, IM Edward Porper, and IM Steven Zierk. The tournament was won by then IM Eric Hansen with 7.5/9, whose only loss in the tournament came from Richard himself. Wang's performance was good enough for an IM norm; however, a technicality involving the number of titled players prevented him from getting one. A month later, Wang went to the Canadian Closed Chess Championships (Zonal) [33] held in Montreal, Canada through August 4–12 (won by GM Bator Sambeuv; see list of previous winners). Despite a loss in the first round to a lower-rated opponent, Wang managed to get 6/9 (a result good enough to tie for third) by getting draws against GM Anton Kovalyov, IM Jean Hébert, and IM Raja Panjwani. After defeating Candidate Master Nikita Gusev in a playoff game, Wang was awarded the IM title. Thus, Richard Wang became the second youngest player in Canadian history to become an international master.

Coaching

Up to 2010, Richard had not been coached, and only worked to improve by himself. Since then, however, he has worked with IM Miodrag Perunovic from Serbia, GM Eugenio Torre from the Philippines, and GM Victor Mikhalevski from Israel.[34]

Notable Chess Games

  • Lawrence Day vs Richard Wang, Calgary International Chess Classic, Calgary 2010, King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1
  • Richard Wang vs Raymond Kaufman, Calgary International Chess Classic, Calgary 2012, Grünfeld Defense, Exchange Grunfeld (D85), 1-0
  • Richard Wang vs Leon David Piasetski, Edmonton International, Edmonton 2012, Indian Game, Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0
  • Irina Krush vs Richard Wang, Edmonton International, Edmonton 2012, English Opening, Symmetrical Variation (A30) 0-1
  • Richard Wang vs Eric Hansen, 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championships, Victoria 2012, Queen's Indian Game (A47) 1-0

Other games can be found at the chessgames.com website

Extracurricular Achievements

Richard has also done well in various math competitions. Achievements include winning first place in the Grade 7 Gauss Math Competition in Alberta, becoming national champion for the 2011 National Lagrange Math Competition,[35] and becoming provincial champion for the 2012 National Newton Math Competition.[36]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIDE player profile of Richard Wang". Ratings.fide.com. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  2. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Base de données du Tournoi". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  3. ^ http://ccc2012.yolasite.com/ 2012 Canadian Closed Chess Championships Tournament Page
  4. ^ http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/ 2009 WYCC home page
  5. ^ "FIDE world ranking lists". Ratings.fide.com. 2000-01-12. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  6. ^ "Player Profile and list of games of Richard Wang". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  7. ^ "2007 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U10)". Chess.ca. 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  8. ^ "2008 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U10)". Chess.ca. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  9. ^ "2009 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U12)". Chess.ca. 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  10. ^ "2010 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U12)". Chess.ca. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  11. ^ "2011 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U14)". Chess.ca. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  12. ^ "2012 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U14)". Chess.ca. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  13. ^ "2013 Alberta Youth Chess Championships results (U16)". Chess.ca. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  14. ^ "2007 Canadian Youth Chess Championships results (U10)". Chess.ca. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  15. ^ "2008 Canadian Youth Chess Championships results (U10)". Chess.ca. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  16. ^ "2010 Canadian Youth Chess Championships results (U12)". Chess.ca. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  17. ^ "2009 Canadian Youth Chess Championships results (U12)". Chess.ca. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  18. ^ "2011 Canadian Youth Chess Championships results (U14)". Chess.ca. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  19. ^ "2012 Canadian Youth Chess Championships results (U14)". Chess.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  20. ^ "2009 World Youth Chess Championships final results (U12 Open section)". Wycc2009.tsf.org.tr. 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  21. ^ "December 2009 Alberta Chess Report on World Youth Chess Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  22. ^ "2012 World Youth Chess Championships final results". Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  23. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  24. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  25. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  26. ^ http://monroi.com/2009-canadian-junior-chess-championship-results.html
  27. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  28. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  29. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  30. ^ 03:40 AM (2012-04-11). "Richard Wang wins 2012 Alberta Closed - ChessTalk / Parlons Echecs". Chesstalk.info. Retrieved 2012-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "Official CFC rankings in Alberta". Chess.ca. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  32. ^ "2012 Canadian Open Chess Championships website". Monroi.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  33. ^ "Crosstable Page | The Chess Federation of Canada - La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs". Chess.ca. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  34. ^ "Richard Wang's chessgames.com biography". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  35. ^ "2011 Lagrange Math Competition Honour Roll" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  36. ^ "2012 Newton Math Competition Honour Roll" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.

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