KOLKATA: Chess was alien to Saparya Ghosh till she watched her senior schoolmates play a board game in the school bus at the age of five. She got attracted to it and almost immediately started making waves on the chequered board. The Kolkata youngster took a big step in international chess by winning two titles in the Asian Youth Chess Championships that concluded in Bali, Indonesia, on Saturday.
The Ashok Hall Girls' School student topped the classical and rapid categories in the Under-12 girl's category as India ended with 46 medals, including 27 individual (13 Gold, 6 Silver and 8 Bronze) and 19 team (8 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze) at the meet.
