Lee sets his sights on National Junior Championships

Fifteen-year-old Ethan Lee has shown that he is a force to be reckoned with after securing an undefeated streak thus far in 2018. As such, the young man has indicated interest in the National Junior Chess Championships, which will come up again next year.
The teenager, who attends Marian Academy, is now finding his place in the chess world. For this year so far, he has won 24 of 26 matches, with two draws and no defeats.
He has been in competition mode and to his delight, he has been successful at each tournament. Lee has been crowned champion at Saint Stanislaus, Marian Academy and two Wendell Meusa Foundation championships.
Reflecting on his latest competition, Lee disclosed that he was grateful for an event where he could compete with the best of the best juniors.
“I think it was a very good competition: Guyana’s best junior chess players came out and they played well. It was a free-for-all and we got to finally see who is the best.”
Speaking on his impressive track record, the teenager noted that he was working on improvement; he also had praise for his colleagues like Joshua Gopaul, Jaden Taylor and Rajiv Lee.
“I think that I’ve really improved since Saints and then Marian and I feel like I’m going to continue improving, so I could play more internationally, but the other guys here are improving as well,” Lee said.
He broke into the World Chess Federation rankings in May of this year, along with three other junior players: Joshua Gopaul (1312); Jaden Taylor (1131); and Nellisha Johnson (1123). Lee, who currently has a score of 1121, has now set his sights on excelling at the 2019 National Junior Chess competition.
“Definitely. We’re good friends and the competition is really good, so I feel like Junior Championships is something I’d like to achieve,” he stated.