At the 18th World Xiangqi Championship held in Houston in the United States November last year, the Singapore Men's Team won the Team Championship and the Women's Team won third place. Wu Zhonghan and Wu Lanxiang finished third in the Men's and Women's Individual Competitions respectively, while Liu Yihao, one of the members of the Men's Team, finished eighth in the Individual Competition.
On the evening of 28 December, the President of the Singapore Xiangqi Association, Mr. Lin Guanhao, hosted a grand banquet at the Senior Police Officers Club to congratulate the team members, attended among others, by Permanent Honorary President Sun Jingting, Honorary President Liang Qiyun, Honorary President and Administrative Manager Liang Peiling, Secretary General Ou Mushun, team leader Weng Wenlong, players Wu Zonghan, Wu Lanxiang and Chen Mingfang, and other staff and supporters.
（象棋通讯）时间过得飞快，转眼2024年的2月将到。
去年11月在美国休斯敦举行的第18届世界象棋锦标赛，新加坡男队获得男子团体赛冠军，女队获得女子团体赛季军；吴宗翰和吴兰香分别获得男子及女子个人赛第三，男队成员之一的刘亿豪获得个人赛第八，总体成绩优异，创下新加坡象棋的历史新高。12月28日晚，新加坡象棋总会会长林关浩先生在高级警官俱乐部隆重设宴，表达祝贺，出席者有永久名誉会长孙敬亭、名誉会长梁启云、名誉会长兼行政经理梁佩玲、秘书长欧木顺，领队翁文龙、棋手吴宗翰、吴兰香、陈茗芳。
云伟龙、李锡森、赵金山因有事，刘亿豪则因身体不适，未能出席。
席间，林会长宣布日前李锡森捐助$5000，孙敬亭捐助$2000，梁佩玲捐助$1000，其中$6000作为奖励金，予吴宗翰$2000、刘亿豪$2000，吴兰香$1000，陈茗芳$1000，由孙敬亭、梁佩玲及梁启云为胜利归来的棋手颁发，希望他们继续加油为新加坡争光，及为象棋的发展作出更多更大的贡献！
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