12-year-old chess champ wants to be youngest grandmaster ever
"It would mean a lot because I've worked so hard for it," said James. "I've practiced a lot to become a great player..."
From NY Daily News
Already a rising national star at age 12, Bed-Stuy chess champ James Black Jr. wants to become the youngest American grandmaster in the game’s storied history.
Black led the chess team from Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg to national championships in both the K-8 and K-9 divisions in April – and is only seven points away from the 2,200 needed to be named a master by the United States Chess Federation.
“It would mean a lot because I’ve worked so hard for it,” said James. “I’ve practiced a lot to become a great player.”
James wants to beat the record of Ray Robson, a Florida player who became the youngest American elected grandmaster at age 14 in 2009.
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