Newest Pinoy chess whiz kid
Courtesy of ChessGames.com As a seven-year-old, Fide ( Fédération Internationale Des É checs or World Chess Federation) Master Alekhine Nouri still enjoys playing outdoor games with other kids or with his game console at home watching movies. But Nouri, a first-grader who was named after four-time world champion Alexander Alekhine of Russia, transforms into a different person every time he sits in front of a chess board, where he beats players older than him. And after two years since his father Hamed Guilaran Nouri, who also holds an FM norm, taught him the basic moves and strategy of the game, the seven-year-old chess wizard has already earned him the FM title. Nouri was five when his father introduced him to chess by going to various tournaments in Escalante City, Negros Occidental. He started competing in non-titled tournaments at age six. Hamed decided to quit his job to focus on coaching his son's young chess career and help a...