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He finished tied for third in the World U/10 Championships in 2007, the year he and his family moved to Melbourne.
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Bobby Cheng
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Cheng came to public attention at age eight when he was singled out in 2005 for praise by British grandmaster Nigel Short. Born in New Zealand, his trainers were Bruce Wheeler and Ewen Green. This result also secured Cheng the International Master title.
He graduated from Melbourne High School in 2014.
Achievements
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Cheng is best known for being Australia"s first Under-12 World Chess Champion, a title he won in 2009 in Kemer, Turkey. Cheng won the Australian Junior Championships in January 2010 at age 12, the youngest player ever to do so, won the same title again in 2011, and was awarded the title of Australian Junior Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 Cheng became the youngest ever winner of the Victorian Championship title, finishing ahead of Grandmaster Darryl Johansen. In January 2013 Cheng won the Australian Open Championship, the youngest player ever to do southern
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