Mangalorean Kid Wins Gold At FIDE World School Chess Championship 2022

Mangalore Aaron Mendes strikes away his king in his chess battle at Panama, Aaron Reeve Mendes has created another achievement to his bag by winning a Gold medal in the Under 11 Open category at the FIDE World School Chess Championship 2022. Aaron won against the national champions of Mongolia, Peru, Columbia, Mexico, and Ecuador to conquer his championship. The FIDE World School Chess Championship, which was held in Panama from June 10 to June 19, 2022, is a prestigious chess tournament with 489 participants from 37 countries.

Nine year old Aaron is an alumnus of Mount Carmel Central School and a student of St Alberta of Jerusalem. At the age of 5, Aaron became interested in chess and was trained at Derik’s Chess School in Mangalore. Aaron’s personal dedication and hard work, has helped him to achieve this feat and be the highest CFC-rated Canadian chess player in his age category.