Janak at age 10 became the youngest BC junior Champion ever. More info at www.juniorchess.ca
Janak Awatramani a pre-teen and a regular for few years to my monthly Active chess tournament in Vancouver won clear Gold at the North American Youth Championships in Mexico, in the U10 open section. Players from Canada, the United States and Mexico competed against each other. He was also conferred with the title of Candidate Master, and has been invited to represent Canada in Brazil next year for the Pan American Chess Championships.
On the picture, Janak is the one on the right.
Prior of his great feat in Mexico, Janak also won clear first the week before the Vanc. Active Sept II BC Chess Fundraiser which collected $141 that day. I was second tied with Dan Scoones. Here what BC Master Dan Scoones has to say about Janak: " He's fast, he's aggressive, and he's dangerous!"
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