Three chess prodigies set to attend upcoming prestigious tournaments in Adelaide
Adelaide will host two of Australia’s most prestigious chess tournaments in January, giving locals a rare opportunity to match it with the nation's best. Among those vying for the title will be twins Charlotte and Cindy Chen, as well as prodigy Tarush Jindal who is tipped to one day become an international chess master.
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00:00 Tarush Jindal is only 11 but is already South Australia's under-15 state champion.
00:07 You need a little bit of creativity. It takes a lot of hard work and it takes a lot of sacrifice
00:16 time.
00:17 Tarush only moved to Australia from India with his family early this year. He's already
00:22 one of the state's best hopes at the upcoming Australian Junior Championships.
00:27 My aims and goals for the championship is to get in the top three and then my further
00:32 goals are to just become the under-12 champion.
00:36 Tarush only started playing chess during the pandemic and practices four hours a day. He
00:41 recently jumped into the top 20 in the country for his age group.
00:46 I'm really looking forward to becoming a good, great chess player after 10 years.
00:51 Adelaide twins Charlotte and Cindy Chen are also tipped to go far. Cindy is the current
00:57 national under-10 champion and earlier this year both girls won state titles. They say
01:03 chess is a game for everyone, irrespective of their ability, experience or age.
01:09 I love the challenges and I love learning from my mistakes. I love how there are so
01:16 many possibilities that you can play on the board.
01:19 Cindy and Charlotte will both compete for the title in the under-12 girls tournament
01:23 starting January 13. The senior chess championships will also be held in Adelaide earlier in the
01:29 month, for the first time in 20 years.
01:34 Checkmate.
01:36 Beginning January 2, hundreds of hopefuls from across the country will compete in the
01:41 senior tournament, while the Chen twins hope the junior event will help attract more young
01:46 people to the game.
01:48 Lots of people in the state play. I really hope that this chance will allow more people
01:53 to play more chess.
01:54 The prize pool for the tournaments is worth more than $30,000.
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