No doubt, young chess players nowadays are a much improved bunch of players, thanks to technology and involvement of supportive parents.
In chess tournaments with age categories, we come so used to seeing terms like “Open 8,” “10 Under,” “Girl 14” even without realizing the abilities of players under those categories. This is especially true in the old days when there was no Internet yet to replay chess games online.
But the global chess landscape has improved much since time immemorial. Nowadays, with the power of information and communications technology, we can witness how our young mind warriors execute their plays.
Can you beat an 8-year old tournament player? Can you beat, for instance, Kyle Ochoa, one of the country’s bet in World Youth Chess Championship 2008 in the Open 8 category?
Let’s watch him play and decide for ourselves. See this one and be amazed!
Black to move. See how Ochoa, an 8-year old player, unleashed his prowess in this game.
See the game here (no java needed)
Or here (java needed, more beautiful graphics)
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