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October 26, 2010
For Immediate Release
Kayden Troff of West Jordan is unquestionably the best chess player ever to grow up in Utah. At age ten he was one of the strongest tournament players of all ages in the state, and before turning twelve he had attained the title of National Chess Master and North American Champion for his age group. Earlier this month he won the Utah Open chess tournament with a perfect 4-0 score against the toughest competition Utah could offer him.
Where do you go after establishing yourself as the #1 player in your age group on the American continent? To Greece, where western civilization developed in ancient times, to take on the whole world! Kayden is the official US representative in the 12-and-under category, along with 149 of the other best players from around the world who had not yet turned 12 before January 1, 2010.
Although ranked fifth at the outset of the tournament, Kayden has risen to the top. After seven rounds he is in clear first place with a score of six wins, one draw and no losses. In the seventh round he defeated second-seeded Jan-Krzystof Duda of Poland, an internationally recognized chess master and European chess superstar who won the trophy and title in 2008 for the World Under-10 Championship.
With four rounds to go, Kayden faces very tough opposition, but none tougher than the two young masters he just defeated. Three more points in four games will likely earn him the official title of World Chess Champion, but he is crushing the competition like a Utah avalanche. His tournament performance puts him in the range of adult Grandmasters, and the rest of the world is wondering, "can any kid on the planet stop this guy?!" The Utah chess community, known for its especially large, talented and active youth chess population, is riveted to the upcoming games.
The tournament results can be followed online at:
http://wycc2010.chessdom.com/wycc-open-u12-standings/
Kayden's games can be seen live at:
http://wycc2010.chessdom.com/live-games-open-and-girls-u12/
Previous games from this tournament can be viewed online at:
http://www.chess-results.com/PartieSuche.aspx?id=50023&tnr=39338&art=3&lan=1
Kayden's own website is:
http://kaydentroff.blogspot.com/
His Facebook fan page, with some live commentary on his games:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chess-Champion-Kayden-Troff/122344848785
The historical winners of this event can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Youth_Chess_Championship#Under-12_winners
Kayden Troff (right) accepts the trophy for Utah Open Champion from
tournament director Damian Nash, after winning the state's oldest,
largest and most prestigious chess tournament on October 9th, 2010.
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