Lance Henderson de La Fuente
 Henderson de La Fuente in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 2003 Marbella, Spain |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  Spain (until 2021) Andorra (since 2021) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2510 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2525 (October 2024) |
Lance Henderson de La Fuente (born May 19, 2003) is a Spanish-born chess grandmaster who now represents Andorra. 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.[2][3]
In December 2022, Henderson tied for second place in the Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz tournament.[4]
Henderson participated in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Adhiban Baskaran in the first round.[5][6]
Family
Henderson's father Matt Henderson is an American IT entrepreneur and amateur chess player; his mother María del Pino de la Fuente is a Spanish aerospace engineer.[7]
Henderson's sister Andrea[8] is also a chess player, holding the title of WFM.[9] As of 2026 she is studying for a doctorate in Astrophysics at Oxford University.[10]
The family moved to Andorra in 2021; since then all three members with FIDE ratings have been listed as representing Andorra.
References
- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ "HENDERSON DE LA FUENTE LANCE WINS EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022". October 2, 2022.
- ↑ Besenthal, Klaus (October 3, 2022). "Lance Henderson wins European Small Nations Championship".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (December 20, 2022). "Raja Rithvik decimates 9th Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz 18/12, Adhiban third".
- ↑ Rao, Rakesh (August 1, 2023). "FIDE Chess World Cup: Adhiban, Priyanka into second round, Harsha misses out".
- ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2023 Round 1 Tiebreaks: A lot of drama and a few upsets". August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Lance Henderson, the teenage genius". SUR in English. October 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Los chicos del Ajedrez Metro Club de Marbella demuestran su buen hacer en Nerja ante el tablero". Marbella Directo. September 24, 2014.
- ↑ Andrea Henderson de la Fuente's FIDE profile
- ↑ "History made in Almaty as inaugural FIDE World University Team Chess Championship gets underway". FIDE. August 4, 2026.