Loren Brigham Laceste
Encyclopedia
Loren Brigham Laceste is the 2011 Canadian Under 18 chess
champion
. He resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia
, Canada
.
, Philippines
, he was taught chess at age seven.
As an eight year old he competed on behalf of the Philippines at the 2002 World Youth Championship in Greece.
“By the time he was nine he was the national [Philippines] champion.”
Loren has two brothers.
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Loren Laceste is an honours graduate
of Carson Graham Secondary School
in North Vancouver, British Columbia
, Canada
.
provincial "K-12" champion, Laceste persevered through a four hour long, July 9, 2011, championship game played against "recognized international master" Arthur Calugar, to win the tournament with a 5.5 score. He defeated players with much higher Canadian Chess Federation ratings, including Calugar.
in November, a two year mission
for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
, and studies in applied science
s.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
champion
Champion
A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions...
. He resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Birth and early life
Born in La UnionLa Unión
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, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, he was taught chess at age seven.
As an eight year old he competed on behalf of the Philippines at the 2002 World Youth Championship in Greece.
“By the time he was nine he was the national [Philippines] champion.”
Loren has two brothers.
Canada
His family immigrated to Canada in 2009 though they were preceded in the 1990s by an aunt and (briefly) his mother Tess, under the Live-in CaregiverCaregiver
Caregiver may refer to:* Caregiver or carer - an unpaid person who cares for someone requiring support due to a disability, frailty, mental health problem, learning disability or old age...
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Loren Laceste is an honours graduate
Graduate
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of Carson Graham Secondary School
Carson Graham Secondary School
Carson Graham Secondary is a public high school in North Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 44 North Vancouver.In 2009 Balmoral Junior Secondary School closed and the building on Mahon became the second campus to Carson Graham, to hold the grade 8, 9 and 10 classes while Carson...
in North Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Championship Game
Already the British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
provincial "K-12" champion, Laceste persevered through a four hour long, July 9, 2011, championship game played against "recognized international master" Arthur Calugar, to win the tournament with a 5.5 score. He defeated players with much higher Canadian Chess Federation ratings, including Calugar.
Future
Future plans include the world youth chess championship in BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in November, a two year mission
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traces its current dispensation beginnings to Joseph Smith, Jr. on April 6, 1830 in Western New York. Initial converts were drawn to the church in part because of the newly published Book of Mormon, a self-described chronicle of indigenous American...
, and studies in applied science
Applied science
Applied science is the application of scientific knowledge transferred into a physical environment. Examples include testing a theoretical model through the use of formal science or solving a practical problem through the use of natural science....
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