Bince Rafael Operiano, a 9-year-old boy from Albay has won gold at the recently concluded 6th Eastern Youth Chess Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, held on November 4 to 12. The young chess prodigy was proclaimed as the champion.
Operiano who represented the country was hailed in Busac town in Oas, where he discovered his skills when he was just 6-years-old.
According to the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), the young chess enthusiast will soon be granted with the National Master (NM) status when he reaches 10 years old.
Bince, won the National Youth and Schools Chess Championships Grand Finals Boys under 9 category last September 16 to 23 held at the Dapitan City Cultural Sports Complex.
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