林景蔚

English

LAM King Wai Daniel is a Hong Kong chess player known as the King of Hong Kong Chess. A long-standing figure in the local and international game, he was the first Hong Kong player to win the World Amateur Chess Championship and has represented Hong Kong in many regional and international events. He competed at venues such as Queen Elizabeth Stadium from an early age and has charted the growth of chess in the territory over several decades. In 2023, aged forty-seven, he was selected for the Hong Kong, China delegation to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, where he acted as the senior figure in a squad of players all under twenty. He described the campaign as mainly about paving the way and urged the new generation to play without inhibition and to attack. In 2026 the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Championships were staged in Hong Kong for the first time, held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium from 17 to 21 June, and Daniel again represented Hong Kong; recalling that he had competed at the stadium as a boy, he said returning four decades later stirred mixed feelings. He has long mentored younger players, exerting a deep influence on the local chess scene, and his achievement in winning the World Amateur title has become a goal for many Hong Kong players to aspire to.