Making a record entry into the list of the world's youngest rated chess players in the girls category, Mumbai-based six-year old Suhaani Lohia has made a place for herself at the 6th position in the world.
A Senior KG student of Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Suhaani now officially belongs to the top league, beside players from high-profiled chess hubs like Iran, Russia, and Denmark. The list, released by the World Chess Federation gave her the position with an ELO points of 1156. The prodigy trains at the South Mumbai Chess Academy, under some really qualified coaches who are positive about her future in the game. Coach FIDE Master Balaji Guttula said, “Suhaani's win comes at a favourable time, as the fraternity tries constantly and vigorously to emphasise on increasing the participationg of girls in the game of chess and claiming their places alongside their male counterparts. And this achievement according to him will inspire girls from across the nation to pursue their talents and contribute to bringing pride and honour to the country.” She won a silver last month at the prestigious Nationals Schools Chess Championships at Nagpur in the U-7 category with a remarkable score of seven points out of nine.
Proud mother Sheetal, a jewellery designer, said, “She is a very quick learner and picked up the game watching her elder brother Siddhant play. She has been watching Siddhant from the age of four and in two years she made a mark for him.”
