Swammadha picks up 3 wins in FIDE tournament

Eight-year-old Aquilani Swammadha is currently making waves in the International Chess Federation’s (FIDE’s) Youth and Cadet World Cup with a handful of wins under his belt.
The Under-10 player contested smartly in the ensuing days of the competition, following its August 1st start, to win three matches after six rounds.
While School of the Nations’ Swammadha’s most recent wins came in rounds 5 and 6, his schoolmate Julian Mohabir also picked up a victory in round 6, as Guyana continues to make strides in the international tournament.
The competition is a 10 Round Swiss, with the aforementioned under-10 players having completed 6 rounds thus far. The remainder of the under-10 team comprises Mae’s Schools’ Nicholas Zhang, and Nations’ Jacob Mc Donald.
After the first six rounds, the eight-year-old Swammadha is currently ranked 123rd out of the hundreds of young competitors from around the world. Swammadha has three points from his three wins. Next on the rankings for Guyana is Julian Mohabir, at 166th place with 2 points. Also on two points from 2 wins is Nicholas Zhang, who is ranked 176th. Next up is Jacob McDonald with 1 point, ranking at 203.
The competition continues until August 5th (tomorrow). Aside from the under-10s, Guyana is being represented in the four other categories by 18 other players (under-12, under-14, under-16 and under-18). Guyana’s team at the Youth and Cadet World Cup totals 22 players.
This international tournament could see the top players gaining entry to FIDE’s Online Rapid Super Final 2021 and the FIDE Online Rapid Grand Prix Series 2021.