The junior chess championships of various age categories serve a very important purpose. The talented medal winners get the limelight they need with the adequate amount of support, these kids go on to do great things in the chess world! One such example is 2014-born Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda, gold medallist in the Under-9 World Schools Championships 2023. Starting off as the 21st seed among 61 players, Thehas went on to score a dominating 7½5/9 and win the event! In this article, we ask Thehas a few questions about his chess journey so far, his performance in the World Schools, future goals and much more. Get to know the mindset of a young chess talent.
HUNDREDS of young chess players will make history as Ireland will host the European School Chess Championships for the first time. The University of Limerick wi.