NAIROBI£¬ Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's national chess champion£¬ Riya Shah£¬ 16£¬
is writing a book for beginners in order to help them improve their play and
nurture upcoming talent in the East African nation.
The book£¬ which will be released soon£¬ will be distributed to young Kenyans
from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with the aim of demystifying a game
previously thought to be meant only for societal elites.
"This is my contribution to giving back to society by sharing my experience
to promote the game through the book£¬" Shah told Xinhua on Sunday.
The book is part of a project at Aga Khan Academy in Nairobi where Shah is in
Year 11.
Shah has scaled the heights of chess£¬ beginning in 2013 at the age of 13. In
April£¬ she won the country's first medal in the sport in 36 years when she
finished in third place during the Africa 4.2 Zonal championships held in Dar es
Salaam£¬ Tanzania.
Shah scored six out of nine points to win the bronze medal behind two
Egyptian opponents during an event where she was also crowned as an
International Women's Master.
Shah started her journey to stardom aged six£¬ following in the footsteps of
her elder sister£¬ Rivani.
At the age of seven£¬ Shah made her debut in chess and finished second during
an interscholastic championship. In 2008£¬ she won the national junior title£¬
qualifying to represent Kenya in the under-8 category during an international
competition in Wang Tau£¬ Vietnam.
She retained the national youth title in 2009 to book a ticket for the World
Youth Chess Championships held in Antalya£¬ Turkey where she competed in the
under-10 category.
In 2012£¬ Shah won the Africa Youth Chess Championships in the under-12
category in Pretoria£¬ South Africa£¬ marking her first accolade outside Kenya and
being crowned as the Women Candidate Master.
The following year at the age 13£¬ she defied all odds to upset senior£¬
experienced and seasoned players£¬ being crowned the national women's chess
champion after she scoring 6.5 out of eight points.
Her feat earned her the titles of Most Promising Player and Best Junior from
Chess Kenya and a place in Kenya's delegation to the World Youth Championship
held in Dubai.
In 2014£¬ she traveled as the only junior to represent the country at the
senior level at the 14th World Olympiad in Norway soon after winning the Kenyan
National Youth Championship£¬ where she scored nine out nine.
Shah later reclaimed the national women's chess title in 2015 after she lost
it in 2014 to book a berth in the country's team for the Africa 4.2 Zonal
Championships.
Shah is reportedly also training her sights on someday becoming a FIDE Grand
Master£¬ but because she will sit O Level exams next year£¬ will only play in
local tournaments in 2017.
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