At the age of 9... Mazen Fendi challenges the champions and registers his name with the winners of the smart championships

Damascus-SANA

Talented Mazen Fendi entered the world of chess from the widest of its doors when he registered his name in the list of winners of its championships this year, despite his young age, announcing the entry of a new champion to the line of competition in the game of smart people.

Fendi (9) years old, turned the balance of competition in the most focused game among sports when he participated in the preliminary round of the Republic Championship for men this year and won the first place repeated, a precedent that did not occur according to the game's coaches.

In childhood language, Fendi indicated the great encouragement he receives from his father, as he said in a statement to SANA: My father accompanies me in all the tournaments that I participate in and always motivates me to continue training and achieve the best results alongside my coach Ali Hassan, with whom I went through an important stage of modern training and reached the qualified level. To enter tournaments and compete for the first places.

Fendi goes far in his ambition and seems determined to achieve it in a shorter time than it seems as he seeks to compete on the international chess boards, compete with the champions of the game and achieve honorable results for Syria.

Regarding the player Fendi’s career, his coach, Ali Hassan, indicated that Fendi participated in the Hama Championship for age groups and won first place, and then participated in the Republic Championship and won first place for the 8-year category, and in the same year won the fifth place in the Asian Championship (Online) for the category under 8 years with the participation of 136 player.

The young coach, who came out alongside Fendi with other talents in small age groups, explained that Fendi participated in the Republic Championship for young men and women during the current year, where he participated in the 18-year-old category (twice his age) and won first place in the championship without any loss, and then he played in the Arab Championship for the 14-year-old category He won the fifth place in the championship, and he was the focus of the Arab game experience, and he was the only player in his category without any loss, and it is remarkable that he tied with the first, second, third and fourth place owners.

Hassan indicated that Fendi participated in the Republic Championship for the 10-year category and won the first place in a repeat, after which he participated in the Preliminary Championship for the Republic for men and won the first place in a repeat to qualify for the final of the Republic Championship, noting that he won during the championship over the champion of Syria and the champion of Asia, the master in the game Ali Hammouda, the first ranked On the championship as Professor Ali only received this loss.

Coach Hassan pointed out that his player Fendi benefited greatly from the advanced training programs, and the online tournaments had a great role in refining his talent. He expected Fendi, who is considered one of the best players, to shine more in international forums in the coming days.

Mohammed Al-Rahil