Lance Henderson de La Fuente

{{Short description|Andorran chess grandmaster (born 2003)}}

{{Infobox chess player

| image = Henderson de La Fuente,Lance 2019 Karlsruhe.jpg

| caption = Henderson de La Fuente in 2019

| country = {{ESP}} (until 2021)
{{AND}} (since 2021)

| birth_date = {{Bda|2003|5|19}}

| birth_place = Marbella, Spain

| title = Grandmaster (2019){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main226562.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}

| peakrating = 2525 (October 2024)

| FideID = 32096585

}}

Lance Henderson de La Fuente (born May 19, 2003) is an Andorran chess grandmaster. He is Andorra's highest-rated chess player.

Chess career

In October 2022, Henderson won the 4th ESNA European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship 2022 by defeating Luitjen Akselsson Apol in the final round.{{cite web|url=https://www.europechess.org/henderson-de-la-fuente-lance-wins-european-small-nations-individual-chess-championship-2022/|title=HENDERSON DE LA FUENTE LANCE WINS EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022|date=October 2, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/lance-henderson-wins-european-small-nations-2022|title=Lance Henderson wins European Small Nations Championship|date=October 3, 2022|first=Klaus|last=Besenthal}}

In December 2022, Henderson tied for second place in the Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/9th-Chessable-Sunway-Sitges-Blitz-18-12-report|title=Raja Rithvik decimates 9th Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz 18/12, Adhiban third|date=December 20, 2022|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}

Henderson participated in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Adhiban Baskaran in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/fide-chess-world-cup-adhiban-priyanka-into-second-round-harsha-bharatkoti-out-india-results/article67147460.ece|title=FIDE Chess World Cup: Adhiban, Priyanka into second round, Harsha misses out|first=Rakesh|last=Rao|date=August 1, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/news/2553|title=FIDE World Cup 2023 Round 1 Tiebreaks: A lot of drama and a few upsets|date=August 1, 2023}}

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