Two talented young chess players from Northern California achieved perfect results on the first day of the 2010 USCF National Grade Level Championship in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Despite playing the best competition the United States has to offer, kindergartener Milind Maiti and first grader Ben Rood outplayed their opposition with the ease one would expect from seasoned professionals. This accomplishment is even more impressive given the fact that six days earlier both Milind Maiti and Ben Rood played five hard games to become California Grade Level Chess Champions.
For more information on Milind Maiti and Ben Rood see: On The Eve of Greatness
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Chess Musings 
April 3, 2011 at 4:50 am |
[…] Kindergarten State Champion. First Grader Chenyi Zhao scored 2.5/3 in the k-3 championship. Ben Rood, another first grader, scored a perfect 3/3 on day one in the same section. I am extremely proud to […]