Luka Lenič
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Luka Lenič is Slovene chess player
with the title of Grandmaster. He won the under 14 World Youth Chess Championship
in Heraklion
in 2002.
Lenič played for the Slovenian Olympic team in 37th Chess Olympiad
, 38th Chess Olympiad
and 39th Chess Olympiad
. He won the Slovenian Chess Championship
in 2008, 2009, and 2010. With a rating of 2623 he is the strongest Slovene chess player as of March 2011.
Chess player
A chess player is someone who plays the game of chess, and may also refer to:* The Chess Players , painting by Thomas Eakins* The Chess Players , film directed by Satyajit Ray...
with the title of Grandmaster. He won the under 14 World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
in Heraklion
Heraklion
Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
in 2002.
Lenič played for the Slovenian Olympic team in 37th Chess Olympiad
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
, 38th Chess Olympiad
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between 12–25 November 2008, in Dresden, Germany and was won by Armenia.The 2010 Olympiad is...
and 39th Chess Olympiad
39th Chess Olympiad
The 39th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place in 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on to...
. He won the Slovenian Chess Championship
Slovenian Chess Championship
The Slovenian Chess Championship is the national chess championship held in Slovenia. The championship has been played since the 1950s, first as a regional championship in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and after the independence of Slovenia as a national championship...
in 2008, 2009, and 2010. With a rating of 2623 he is the strongest Slovene chess player as of March 2011.