Chess Champions at Fremont TTA

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Sibling chess champions Naveen Nath and Nitish Nath have started taking lessons at Fremont Table Tennis Academy. Older brother Naveen Nath was California State Champion for K-3rd Grade when he was in 3rd grade.

Younger brother 8-year old Nitish Nath is Northern and Southern California State Chess Champion for K-3rd grade and current national champion for the Under 8 Years category. Nitish also represented the US in the World Chess Championships last year in Batumi, Georgia in the Under 8 Years old category when he was 7. He was the second-best finisher among 7-year olds there.

Brothers Naveen Nath (right) and Nitish Nath have both been California State Chess Champions!

Chess has the same rating system as table-tennis in the US. In chess, you are considered an Expert at a rating of 2,000, National Master at a rating of 2,200, and an International Master at a rating of, 2,400. Some Grandmasters have a rating of 2,400 and most Grandmasters have a rating of 2,500-2,700. World Championship contenders have a rating of 2,700+.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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