Thursday, May 11, 2006

13-Year Old Girl in Olympiad

Twelve-year old Wesley So made headlines when he became the Philippines' youngest ever representative at the Chess Olympiads. While not quite as young as Wesley, a 13-year old Irish girl will represent her country in Turin.

From Ireland Online.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

An Irish-indian chess player!

Wonder if she grew up there or is an import?

Anonymous said...

Rhian Hughes of Scotland is 12, and Megan Owens of Wales is 11 - both making their debuts and both the youngest ever to play for their countries.