Sheldon Wong
Jamaican chess player (1960–2025)
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Sheldon M. A. Wong (13 July 1960 – 18 December 2025) was a Jamaican chess player. He held the National Master titles of both Jamaica and the United States.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1960 Spanish Town, Jamaica |
| Died | 18 December 2025 (aged 65) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Title | National 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.[8]
External links
- Wong–Grinberg game, annotated by John Tobisch
- Sheldon Wong player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sheldon Wong at 365chess.com