A Successful Journey of Mangalore Chess Prodigy Aaron Reeve Mendes
Mangaluru: Mangalore’s chess prodigy, Aaron Reeve Mendes, has at the tender age of 7 years added yet another feather to his cap by securing second Runner Up place in Under 8 open category in North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC ) held recently in Kingston, Canada.
Aaron developed an interest in chess at a very young age. But what began as a leisure play activity soon turned out to be his passion. His parents, Teachers and Trainers have played an instrumental part in supporting and providing Aaron with all the necessary facilities to pursue his interest.
Aaron has been taking professional chess training from the past 2 years in Derik’s Chess School. Coaches at Derik’s Chess School have persistently put in long hours of training to make him an excellent player.
Aaron has received tremendous support from his Principal Sister Melissa and the entire teaching faculty at Mount Carmel Central School, Mangalore. Their continual encouragement, motivation and guidance allowed Aaron to concentrate on his game along with his academics.
Prior to NAYCC, Aaron has participated in many tournaments over the past year and has been successful in securing one of the top three positions in most of them.
To quote his recent accomplishments, Aaron was the first runner up in the Ontario Youth Chess Championship (OYCC) held in May 2019 in Kitchener, Canada.
He shared a 3rd tie position in the National level U8 Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) held in July 2019 in Saskatchewan, Canada.
And his latest feat was to tie for second place and secure third prize in the tiebreaker at NAYCC which was an international championship between Canada, United States and Mexico.
This highly recognized international chess championship also entitles the top 3 players eligible to the prestigious Candidate Master (CM) title bestowed by FIDE.
Aaron’s amazing talent, personal dedication and hard work, backed by excellent chess coaching from his mentors and support from his parents, sister Ayesha has all contributed to his till date achievements.
We wish that this is just a beginning and that this rising star continues to achieve success and bring more laurels for his hometown, school and family.