Teen has a grand time mastering chess
By Eric Stevick
Herald Writer
GRANITE FALLS – Igor Ummel’s friends at Granite Falls Middle School know he’s good at chess, but they don’t ask him a lot about his success.
Most just figure a game with their 13-year-old classmate wouldn’t last very long.
“They say, ‘Good job,’ but I know they don’t understand much about it,” he said.
These days, Igor is not only beating kids his age. He’s beating adults, too.
In March, he was among the top finishers in the Seattle Spring Open, winning his pool among the grownups. He will compete in the three-day Washington Open at the end of May, again in the adult division.
But he’s still just an unassuming kid at heart.
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This kid is good.