Nivaan is India's youngest rated chess player
Six-year old"Nivaan Khandhadia has become the youngest rated chess player in India.
Nivaan, with a rating of 1137 ELO Points, is currently world ranked No 10, according to the May 2018 FIDE rating list released by the World Chess Federation on Tuesday, a media release issued here said today.
He had participated in the recently concluded World School Chess Championship held in Albania.
Khandhadia, however, did not finish with a high as he scored four points from nine rounds in the Under-7 category. However, he is determined to win the title the next season, it said.
Khandhadia trains under coach Vishwanath Sandilya at the South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA), the release added.
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