LAM King Wai Daniel

Hong Kong, China

Date of Birth: 7 May 1976

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'10''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Chess	Men's Team HKG Hong Kong, China	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 1	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 2	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 3	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 4	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 5	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 6	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 7	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 8	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 9	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Purple star astrology. (hkcd, 15 May 2017)

Occupation:

Mathematics, Statistics - London School of Economics and Political Science, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Cantonese, English

He took up chess at age nine. (thestandard, 04 Aug 2017)

His friend showed him a computer on which it was possible to play chess. "I was not good at sports. I was not the brightest in school academically. So I needed chess. It was something that I could beat people with. It was not the right motivation. But in other games I couldn't beat people." (Mandy's Simple Chess Tutorial YouTube channel, 07 Nov 2021; thestandard, 04 Aug 2017)

Russian chess player Anatoly Karpov, Swiss chess player Viktor Korchnoi. (thestandard, 04 Aug 2017)

His mother. (chinadailyhk, 08 Sep 2017)

Philosophy:

"The more I feel I'm going to win, the slower and calmer I get because nothing's more frustrating than failing to win, or worse, losing a winning position." (chinadailyhk, 08 Sep 2017)

Additional Information

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as vice president of the Hong Kong Chess Federation. (Mandy's Simple Chess Tutorial YouTube channel, 07 Nov 2021)

OCCUPATION
He works as head of equity strategy in wealth management at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, China. (LinkedIn profile, 31 Jan 2023)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in statistical science at the University of Cambridge in England. (LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2022; East Week, 19 Apr 2017)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event