Singapore's Elliot Wong, 11, wins under-18 Chess Invitational in Hong Kong

Elliot Wong,11, beat older competitors from Hong Kong, the Philippines, South Korea and Malaysia to win the Hong Kong Bauhinia U18 Chess Invitational. - ELLIOT WONG

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): After an excellent year on the board, Singapore’s chess players closed out 2022 with another big result, this time from 11-year-old Elliot Wong, who emerged as champion of the Hong Kong Bauhinia U18 Chess Invitational on Dec 30.

He beat older opponents from Hong Kong, Philippines, South Korea and Malaysia to claim the trophy, and also finished third in the blitz bowl category.