I have been passionate about it since I was four. Talk to Dev about chess, and his eyes light up. And it took them some time to convince the airport security that a seven-year-old richly deserved this kind of reception.
In fact, there were 'armed' with, dhols and garlands. Accompanied by his mother, the boy was welcomed by his relatives and coaches at the airport. Last week, the boy from Napeansea Road created history by winning the Under-7 crown at the World School Chess Championship in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.ĭev, who goes to Dhirubhai Ambani International School (Bandra-Kurla Complex), had barely caught a wink since touching down in the city late on Saturday. At an age where boys and girls listen to bedtime stories about horses, knights, kings and castles, seven-year-old chess prodigy Dev Shah is the king of 64 squares.
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