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Chessmate: The right moves.

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(From The Times of India)

Byline: Tulika Banerjee

Eight-year-old Sahaj Grover is too smart for his age and knows his moves too well. It's not for nothing that he's a national chess champ in the under-7 category.

Participating in the ongoing Piloo Mody International Rating Chess Tournament being currently held in the city, Lucknow Times catches up with the whiz kid, who has the honour of being the youngest Indian to get an international rating in the world list.

Sahaj comes to Lucknow with loads of good memories of the city: it was at the tournament here last year, that he won his first national championship. After winning the British championship in July, he's back in town for this year's rating.

And despite being part of a game that isn't associated with children naturally, the little boy is every bit what a naughty eight year old would be. "Sahaj is very naughty, but as soon as the game starts, his concentration and focus is completely on the moves," ...

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