Chess Youngster Tanraj Sohal Sweeps Canadian Chess Championship And Sets New Records

Hello chess friends, here's some cool update about a nice chess youngster from Canada. Indo-Canadian chess youngster Tanraj Sohal has won the 2014 Canadian Chess Championship held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 18-19 in his grade level, reports the Link.

Tanraj, a Grade 12 student, had earlier won the Fraser Valley Regional Chess Championship in Surrey in February, 2014 and BC Provincial Chess Championship held in Richmond, BC in March.

Tanraj is the current BC Chess Champion (Best chess player in BC regardless of age).

Tanraj, who started playing chess when he was in Grade 1, has won both the Fraser Valley Regional Chess Championships and BC Provincial Chess Championships in his grade level from Grades 1 to 12, a record 12 consecutive years.

He has represented BC at the Canadian Chess Challenge held across Canada from 2003 to 2014, a record 12 years in a row. He has won the Canadian Chess Challenge (National Championship) 9 times, setting a new record for the highest number of national championships won by any player in the history of this tournament.

Canadian Chess Challenge is the annual event where each province is represented by their 12 Provincial Champions (one player from Grades 1 to 12). Canadian Chess Challenge is organized and sponsored by the Chess’n Math Association, Canada’s National Scholastic Chess Organization.

Each player plays 9 round robin matches over two days in their respective grades against each of the provincial champions. Tanraj was recognized by the Chess’n Math Association with a special plaque presentation as the only player in the history of the tournament to represent his province at the Canadian Chess Challenge for 12 consecutive years.

Tanraj was also honoured to carry the Canadian flag during the opening ceremony of the Canadian Chess Challenge.

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