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A clean fact sheet, a ready-to-quote biography, and contact details for journalists, organisers, and programmers. Everything below is cleared for publication.
- Name
- Lucas Yao
- Age
- 11
- Hometown
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Disciplines
- Chess · Classical Piano · Acting · Art
- Chess Titles
- FIDE Master, Candidate Master, National Master — all earned at age 11 in Montreal, Canada
- Governing Bodies
- FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) · Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
- Piano Highlights
- Carnegie Hall at age 5 · Orchestra performance in Italy at age 7 · Pyatt Hall debut recital at age 8 · Basilica di San Pietro (Perugia, Italy)
- Memory & Academics
- Recited 2,030 digits of pi by age 7; psychoeducational assessment placed him in the 99.99th percentile for mathematics
- International Chess
- Singapore · Malaysia · Italy · Egypt (World Cadet Chess Championship) · Hungary · Austria · Serbia
- Contact
- info@lucasyao.com
Lucas Yao is an 11-year-old chess player, classical pianist, actor, and young creative from Vancouver, British Columbia. He holds three chess titles — National Master, Candidate Master, and FIDE Master — and has represented Canada internationally at youth chess events.
Lucas’s music began early. He performed at Carnegie Hall at age 5, gave his first orchestra performance in Italy at age 7, and later made a debut recital at Vancouver’s Pyatt Hall. Away from the stage, he continues the ordinary daily work of lessons, practice, review, and school.
His path has also included acting, art, advanced mathematics, and memory work, including reciting 2,030 digits of pi by age 7. This site keeps the focus on verified milestones, the people supporting the work, and the opportunities still ahead.
FIDE
Fédération Internationale des Échecs
Chess Federation of Canada
Fédération canadienne des échecs (CFC)
Piano venues for caption use: Carnegie Hall (New York, United States) and the Basilica di San Pietro (Perugia, Italy).
Eleven years old, on the record.
CBC Radio sat down with Lucas about the FIDE Master title and what practice looks like at eleven.
Watch on YouTube ↗CBC Radio — interviewed by Gloria Macarenko
CBC Radio on the FIDE Master title at eleven — the interview, in full.
Reciting pi to 2,030 decimal places
A memory milestone from age 7, shared by the family.
Mozart concerto at Music Fest Perugia, Italy
Concerto No. 12, K414 with orchestra — the Italian chapter of the music journey.
Debut piano recital at Pyatt Hall
A longer recital record from Vancouver.
Interview, performance, and image requests:
info@lucasyao.com