Carrom was Shubhi Gupta’s past love when she was simply three. Thereafter, she started enjoying ludo. Inside a number of months, she shifted her consideration to chess, a standard ardour for her household of 4, together with father, mom and elder brother.
Actually, it was her father Pradeep Gupta, who launched the household to chess. The fervour is such that the household hardly watches TV or spends time on social websites.
Shubhi’s back-to-back worldwide medals this yr, together with a gold medal within the under-12 class on the Commonwealth Youth Chess Championship in Sri Lanka this week, are a mirrored image of her love for the game. The 11-year-old Shubhi, who comes from Ghaziabad, scored an ideal 9/9 on this match.
This September, Shubhi received the under-12 title on the World Cadet Chess Championship at Batumi, Georgia.
“That was my first huge occasion after profitable the nationwide title in April this yr, so I made positive that I ought to return residence with a medal and it occurred in response to my plan,” Shubhi stated.
“I by no means tried another sport than carrom, ludo and a little bit of desk tennis earlier than choosing chess. I really like fixing puzzles,” stated Shubhi who additionally had three silver medals in normal, speedy and blitz classes on the Western Asian Youth Chess Championship at Maldives this June.
Shubhi, who received the Nationwide Novice U-2000 Ladies Chess Championship in Could 2022, after capturing a bronze within the in Sub-Junior Chess Championship in March, additionally received a silver medal on the Asian Colleges Chess Championship in U-11 class on the Philippines in July 2021.
“I haven’t watched TV for 2 years and I’m focussing solely on chess. It’s the solely factor on my thoughts proper now. I’m aiming for the ladies’s GM norms in three years’ time from now because the titles within the Worlds and Commonwealth Youth occasions have boosted my confidence,” stated Shubhi, who’s being skilled by Prasenjit Dutta.
Shubhi’s mom, Urmila Gupta, travels together with her to as many occasions as she will internationally.
“She (Urmila) learnt chess solely after getting married to me and thereafter the game grew to become the most important love of the household. Now, Urmila teaches Shubhi in regards to the recreation when she travels together with her for occasions,” stated Pradeep.
“Actually, throughout the lockdown, Shubhi skilled by enjoying in opposition to all of us at residence. All of us play chess at residence and solely lately I’ve given cell phones to my children. In any other case, that they had chess as the one leisure,” Gupta stated.
He describes Shubhi as calm and composed. “She (Shubhi) at all times stays calm and composed and that’s her energy in sport. Initially of her profession, she appeared a bit hassled, however as time progressed, she gained maturity in her recreation, and now she is altogether a distinct participant,” Pradeep added.