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Chess' rising young pawns
Talented Zi Han, Siddharth have their parents' support in their pursuit of the game's pinnacle
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Goh Zi Han is 11, all of 1.45m, and needs the boost of a seat cushion on his chair to have a clear view of all the pieces on the chess board.
Yet the Maris Stella High School (Primary) pupil has already earned the title of candidate master in the game - three rungs below the highest title of grandmaster - and has travelled to 16 nations to hone his craft, going up against adults a half-century older.
