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The only thing we were good at when we were eight, was playing our favourite video games all day. Ain Insyirah Rosli on the other hand, is already creating her own chess legacy.
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In the past two years, the eight-year-old girl from Penang has already participated in more than 200 chess championships, both locally and internationally. Out of the 200, she managed to bag 27 titles.
In April, Ain was the only Malaysian representative at the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2018, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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According to her mum, Zaiyana Mohd Hussain, Ain’s three other siblings also play chess. However, Ain started showing amazing potential in the classic strategy game when she was just six.
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To help her develop her chess skills, Ain’s parents decided to train her for an hour every day after she completed her schoolwork. When she started participating in competitions, her family gave her their full support by getting Ain a professional coach. Ain also takes initiative to hone her skills by competing in online chess tournaments in her free time.
The SK Minden Heights student also excels academically, is taking Chinese language classes in school, and participates in public speaking.
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Ain hopes that one day she can be like her idol, Magnus Carlsen, and win the Chess Grandmaster title.
Unfortunately, Ain’s parents have been unable to send her to several international competitions due to financial constraints. Zaiyana said, “She even missed the opportunity to join two other international competitions last year in Mongolia and Romania which needed approximately RM13,000 and RM20,000, each,”
Luckily, in light of Ain’s achievements, Batu Uban assemblyman, A Kumaresan, said he would discuss with the Penang Sports Council to provide Ain with financial assistance to participate in more international tournaments.
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Let’s support Ain and help her put Malaysia on the chess map!
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