School Information System: Van Hise student is world chess champ

December 7, 2011

Van Hise student is world chess champ

The grin hasn't changed. It still reaches his eyes.

The grin was there last week at Van Hise Elementary School when one of his classmates asked Awonder Liang, age 8, about his medal.

"Where is it?"

"Right here," Awonder said. It lay on a nearby table. Awonder picked it up and put it around his neck.

The grin - I'd first seen it a year earlier - is evidence that Awonder can light up a room like any happy 8-year-old.

The medal is evidence of something else. It means Awonder Liang is the best chess player his age in the world.

Congratulations!

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 7, 2011 5:59 PM
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Here's last Sunday's NYT article about Awonder Liang --

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/crosswords/chess/chess-awonder-liang-wins-world-youth-chess-championship.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=chess&st=cse

And here is "Masters of the Game and Leaders by Example" again (in case you didn't read it when Jim posted it last week) --

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/crosswords/chess/chess-three-young-african-americans-earn-recognition-as-masters.html?scp=9&sq=chess&st=cse

Posted by: Laurie Frost at December 7, 2011 9:35 PM