Tiny tot rules the chessboard


Promising start: Aik Guan (right) kneeling on the chair while playing as he is not tall enough to sit comfortably and challenge his opponent during the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Champion­ships at Cititel Hotel, George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

Six-year-old Eng Aik Guan is so small that he needs props to make his moves

GEORGE TOWN: Bolstered by a cushion on his chair to reach the chessboard, six-year-old Eng Aik Guan raises the eyebrows of almost every opponent he has ever met.

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