Eight (8) Malaysian youngsters will be taking part in the up coming 25th Asian Youth Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates from the 12th to the 22nd of December 2023.
Headed by MCF Chief Information Officer – Iwan Schani Ibnu, the players are:
1. Haqqi Mohd Hatta – U8 Open
2. Keertieshvar Saravanan – U10 Open
3. Ernest Yek Zu Yang – U14 Open
4. Darshan Revinthran – U16 Open
5. Nik Aimee Camilla Nik Ahmad Farouqi – U8 Girls
6. Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif – U14 Girls
7. Nur Uzma Bazilah Mohd Tarmizi – U16 Girls
8. Nur Batrisya Wafa Mohsen – U18 Girls
For WNM Ainul Mardhiah, this will be her 2nd consecutive outing after her maiden event in Italy last month. With a very promising performance in Italy, it would be interesting to see how Ainul will manage her performance this time around in an Asian level event.
Out of the 8 players in the team, this will be a first time outing for Darshan Revinthran as most of the other players, have already had experienced participating in away from home event.
Wishing all the best and successes to the team!