The little Bergamo Leonardo Vincenti he established himself as the youngest Italian talent and chess master at just ten years old. Let's discover the characteristics of this sample together.
Leonardo Vincenti and his passion for chess
Leonardo Vincenti He lives in Mozzo near Bergamo, he is only ten years old but he is a true chess prodigy. He started playing during lockdown and he became more and more passionate, collecting his first important victories.
Attend theChess Academy of Milan and manages to make this passion one Sports from which he draws victories and satisfaction. He trains every day, three hours, to match the Chinese world champion Ding Liren or the former number one Magnus Carlsen, nicknamed "the Mozart of chess".
He will start attending sixth grade this year; he has been passionate about cognitive games since he was a child. He also loves doing other sports such as swimming.
The talent of Leonardo Vincenti
Among the titles won are those of second best chess player under 10 in Europe and third in the world. Last November, in a tournament played in Prato, Leonardo exceeded the two thousand Elo mark (the official assessment system of a chess player's playing strength, ed), thus becoming the youngest Master candidate in the history of Italy.
The young talent has been chosen to represent the Italian national team in Sharm at the under 12 world championships which will be held from 14 to 27 October.
The passion for chess is rampant
Leonardo is one of many who is falling under the spell of chess, a game and more specifically a sport to be rediscovered and practiced because it helps you think better and increase your ability to concentrate.
It is no coincidence that a TV series which has now reached its second season is also very popular “The Queen of Chess”.
Another Italian champion, Greta Viti
Next to Leonardo, another champion is the Livornese Greta Viti who participates in the European under 14 of chess taking place in Romania. Greta represents Italy by virtue of her title victory in recent months.
Congratulations to this oneenfant prodige' in the chess world which will give us great satisfaction and also to the champion from Livorno!
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