What an achievement! Bobby Cheng became the first Australian World Chess Champion (World U/12 Youth Champion) last night with his victory over Vaibhav Suri.

A huge congratulations and great to see he achieved the recognition he deserved for the time, passion and hard work he has put in over the years. From everyone at Chess Kids – we’re proud of you Bobby!

Keep an eye out here for Bobby’s exclusive report – we’ll hardly let him get over his jet-lag before we’re hounding him for a full report!

To see Bobby’s crushing last round victory