Soham Lohia, a 6.5 year old boy from Singapore american school has been on the chess wheel for 2 years and is proving fast with his growth rate to becoming the future of the next generation Chess players across the world.
Once in a while a player comes up in a field whose starting point resembles the heights he is going to reach, with players destined to be legends the signs are quite obvious. They are smart, brilliant for their age and they grasp and catch up to speed like nobody else.
sohum’s perfect tournaments have been his past performances in Singapore and Delhi events, in the 68th Singapore National Schools Chess Tournament Lower Junior cadre (2007-2009 born) a total 96 participants from several schools were in the fray for top honours, despite suffering from high fever Soham Lohia scored 7 points out of possible 9, which resulted commendable 6th place for him. Displaying the perfect and commendable spirit of sportsmanship, like legendary players from all over the world that believe the show must go on, that you either go big or you go home.It was held in the format of 15 min + 10 seconds increment on 21st and 22nd March of 2016.
While in the Delhi Chess Association’s Open FIDE Rating Chess tournament held from 27th to 31st March with 541 participants including 1 GM, 7 IMs and few other title holders like FMs and CMs. One of the biggest fide rating tournaments of India. Soham Lohia scored 2 and half points in this tournament with 2 wins and a draw against a rated.To a 6 year old boy playing this tournament was a really daunting task, wherein even a GM was also unable to score well and lost the tournament. But this 6 year old boy showed his mantle by giving a tough tooth and nail fight to the rated opponents by playing long games around 45 to 60 moves each.
These performances speak for themselves of a player in the making for grandeur, one whose passion for the game is so set in stone, no other odds matter.
Sohum's coach, Rama krishna says Soham Lohia is a player with limitless potential and talent. And a commendable grasping power that is effortless. He is so determined and focus that once we decide to train, and get in the flow he doesn't say no or never. He keeps going, but at the same time, despite his age he is always composed and calm which shows that he has evolved well beyond his age as a sports player. He can sit for 8 to 10 hours if he has to.
while the head coach at SMCA, Fide Master Balaji Guttula takes pride in saying that Soham is the kind of player who is dream come true for coaches, because that is the student you see and you know that he is meant for greatness and you know that every effort and training you put in is going to be multiplied when it comes out as performance. He will take all you got and make it better.
We hope to see sohum go places, and with the way he is going he will not wait long before he delivers the big one. And when that day comes. He will be the prophecy's child. The poster child for Chess in the years to come.
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