Ted Castro posted the following on Facebook:
"Kudos to 11-yr. old kid Michael Wang who is now officially a
National Master (2264)! His performance in the CalChess Labor Day State
Championship was amazing; beating 3 International Masters and a National
Master. Only lost 2 games against the 2
IMs (who both tied for 1st). A 2-time member of the Weibel Team that
won the Nationals in Atlanta & Texas (sic-Atlanta & Nashville). Aside from being a State
Champion, this kid also went to Brazil to play for the World Youth. This
year, he will represent Kennedy Middle School (together with other
topnotch kids) and will definitely win another State & National
Title for his school. Congratulations Michael!"
Weibel was very lucky to have Michael move into our district after returning from China in Third Grade. Michael's training in China and his intense individual study helped our Team win, as Ted noted, two National Championships. Even though he only attended our Team sessions for a year Michael was an inspiration to all our players. We were unlucky when he moved to Cupertino in sixth grade. Our loss is Kennedy Middle School's gain. I send my own Kudos to Michael and know I will be sending him many more Kudos in the future.
Michael Wang is the second former Weibel student to obtain the title of National Master. Rohan Agarwal did so in 2008. Rohan is now studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Studies at Berkeley.
Chess is Forever,
Alan
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