Click to play videoNew Delhi: You might think a game of chess is all about making the right moves at the right time but aspiring to be a grandmaster is no child's play, or is it?
Well, it certainly is for Sahaj Grover. In 2003, when he was all of seven this little chess prodigy from Delhi was the youngest Indian to gain an international rating as per the world list.
Last year, Sahaj won the under-10 section of the World Youth Chess Championships in France.
And it's definitely not fame that keeps this 11-year-old whizkid going.
“I don't want any fans. I'm a normal child and want to have a normal childhood,” he says.
Sahaj's talent on the chessboard was discovered when he was just three years old.
His father noticed little Sahaj's interest in chess and was convinced he had a little champ in his family when Sahaj began to beat him at the game.
And when he isn't in front of the chessboard, Sahaj is like another 11-year-old.
“Everybody has the same level of brain. It just depends on how one uses it,” says Sangita Grover, Sahaj's mother.
Being a chess prodigy, it’s quite obvious who his idol is and Sehaj is keen to beat the master at his own game someday.
“Vishwanathan is my idol and I want to beat him someday,” says Sehaj.
Later this month, Sehaj will be off to Turkey to take part in the world under 12 chess championship, which will be his shot at becoming the world's youngest Grandmaster.
“He is very obedient and has a great memory,” says Gurpreet Pal Singh, Sahaj's coach.
So be it pieces on the chess board or world records, we are quite sure in the days to come Sahaj will toppling them all.
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