Little Guwahati boy to represent India in International Chess Championship

Guwahati: He is a little heart but a big achiever as Mrinmoy Rajkhowa, a class III student from Guwahati is all set to represent his nation in an upcoming international chess championship. For a small boy like Mrinmoy who is just in the primary level of schools, to gain eligibility to compete in an international competition is more like big achievement and the little fellow has realized that pretty well.

Mrinmoy is a Class III student at Sudershan Public School, Guwahati and is selected to participate in the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship – 2018 (in the Under-8 boys’ category). The international competition is to be held at Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The championship will be organised from November 3 to 16.

Before this, Mrinmoy had secured the third position in the National Under-7 Chess Championship held last year. He also had represented India in the FIDE Asian Cadet Chess Championship – 2018 (Under-8 boys category) that was held in Thailand this year.

Mrinmoy, in order to home his skills, is also undergoing training at the Assam Chess Club for the last three years.

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