Tripura CM congratulates chess wonder Arshiya for winning gold

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has congratulated Arshiya Das, the 8-year-old chess wonder of the state, for clinching a gold medal for India at the Asian School Chess Championship held at Uzbekistan. The Tripura girl also won a bronze medal in the tournament.

"Congratulations Arshiya for winning Bronze Medal (under 9 girls category) in Asian School Chess Championship, 2019 organized at Uzbekistan. You are a pride of our state and I wish you all the best for your brilliant future," Deb said in a tweet on Thursday. In another tweet on the same day, Deb said, "She has also secured the first position and won a gold medal in the Blitz event of the same tournament." Arshiya is currently the chess champion in the country in the under 9 category.