January 18th 2024
Hong Kong teen Jamison Kao believes he can become a chess candidate master sooner than expected after becoming the first Asian to win a prestigious event in Spain.
Kao was a student at Hong Kong International School before taking a year out to pursue his Asian Games dream, where he recorded three wins and a draw in Hangzhou last year.
The 14-year-old racked up six wins and three draws on his way to finishing third in the B Group Sub-2000 category at the Gran Hotel Bali International Chess Festival in Benidorm last month, before taking the Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival title in style just before Christmas.
