Dominic Nathan Paragua, the son of Filipino grandmaster Mark Paragua, recently won the K-5 under 1000 division of the Chess in the Schools Columbus Day Tournament at PS 11M in New York City.
“My son started only playing in two months prior to the tournament,” the champion’s mother revealed.
Over 100 students took part in the event, mostly comprised of Grade 3 to Grade 5 students representing 40 different schools./APV, WDJ