Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr
BROOKLYN CHAMP CAN CHESS-THUMP
By YOAV GONEN
New York Post
May 16, 2008 — Brooklyn’s Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, a sixth-grader at IS 234, was crowned national chess champion this week after besting 2,200 students at a tournament in Pittsburgh.
Although the Russian-born pawn-pusher is just 12, his win in the under-sixth-grade bracket was the latest in a handful of milestones.
“I was happy because I really wanted to win the tournament,” said Aleksandr, of Midwood, who learned the game from his father, Anatoliy, beginning at age 2.
In 2006, Aleksandr represented the United States in the Pan-American Games in Ecuador, and last year, he was awarded the silver medal at the North American Youth Chess Championship.
Here is the full story.
Special thanks to Aleksandr’s father Anatoly for sending me the link!
In a few more years we’re going to read about a kid who learned chess from his/her father while in the mother’s womb.
I know ostrovskiy, we met at the north american youth championship in Mexico where I saw him win the silver medal. The kid is focused and enjoys deep analysis. He also has a sense of humor but I what i really enjoyed was listening to him and his father speak russian it sounded cool. I wish him and his father the best.
A. Munoz
womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com
Thank you, Mr. Munoz,
Good luck to Claudia, her sister and your wife (sorry I forget theirs names). It was very nice to meet all your family in Mexico last year.
And by the way Alex begin to play at 6, not at 2 :-)), when he just knew how to set up pieces.
Anatoly