Sky is the limit October 24, 2012 Surrounded by the young and the old, India’s youngest national chess champion G. Akash wears a look of incredulity with a faint smile. People jostle to shake his hands and talk with him for a minute or two and the 16-year-old obliges politely. It almost seems as if […]
From Rookie to King
Bromley chess champ who went from rookie to a king Joshua Fowler, Reporter Thursday, October 11, 2012 11:56 AM To become a champion requires dedication, skill and a hint of natural talent – attributes one young Bromley chess star has in abundance. Arul Gupta, 11, of Bromley Common, was just seven when he took up the game […]
About 14 year old Senior Master Joshua Colas
About Joshua (rated about 2400) Joshua Colas was born September 5, 1998 at St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains, New York.He is the middle child of Guy and Yanick Colas who were both born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Joshua has an older brother named Korey and a younger sister named Chellsie. Joshua is a student at […]
Toddler playing prodigy
FOX19.com-Cincinnati News, Weather Texas toddler is a chess-playing prodigy Tor Park loves to play chess. “I like chess because it uses my mind and it’s so fun,” he exclaims. But more than that, the four-year-old from Lindale, Texas is good — really good! He has already swept three competitions, beating kids three times his age. […]
Canadian Chess Prodigy’s Stellar Olympiad Performance
With a stellar performance at the Olympics of chess this past week, a Canadian teen phenom has moved one step closer to the coveted title of grandmaster. “I’m pretty happy with how I played at my first Olympiad, ” Jackie Peng said in a phone interview from Istanbul. The 14-year-old had the best score on […]
8 year old destined for greatness
Sutton chess Grandmaster Susan Lalic sees Ashtead prodigy Alex Golding scoop £1000 prize10:25am Tuesday 4th September 2012By James Pepper An International chess Master believes one of her pupils is destined for greatness – and he’s only 8 years old. Susan Lalic, 46, who became the first British Woman Grandmaster in 1988 has been teaching Ashtead’s […]
10-year-old beats Grand Master
MANGALORE, July 20, 2011 10-year-old beats Grand Master Anisha Sheth Rathnavel says R.R. Lakshman committed a mistake The most mundane of ingredients can mix with each other to create an interest in a game and later enable that person to beat a Grand Master at it. V.S. Rathanvel, a class 5 student from Coimbatore, has […]
Setting sights on chess world record
White Plains’ Joshua Colas, 12, sets sights on chess world recordBy Briggette Sayegh • October 20, 2010 WHITE PLAINS — Until a few weeks ago, 12-year-old Joshua Colas had three years to work on becoming the youngest African-American chess master in the world. Now, he has three months. The world record for youngest African-American chess […]
Chess phenom takes on the world
Chess phenom takes on the worldPublished: October 15, 2010 12:00 PMUpdated: October 15, 2010 12:30 PM Jason Cao has checked his way to Greece. The nine-year-old Saanich resident is in Halkidiki, Greece for a two-week stay where he will represent his country and his age group at the World Youth Chess Championships. For a Grade […]
Chess trouncing at the hands of a 7-year-old
Doug Moe: A chess trouncing at the hands of a 7-year-oldDoug MoePosted: Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:22 pm The epic 1972 chess “match of the century” between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky was held in an indoor sports arena in Reykjavik, Iceland. The slightly less epic chess match between Awonder Liang and a rumpled newspaper […]