5. At the age of 11 ,Salem Saleh showed that he was one of
the best young chess players in the world. In 2005,he
won the UAE National Chess Championship in Sharjah.
After the match Salem said ‘I’m pleased and surprised
wasn’t nervous. The final match was a difficult game at
the finish and I didn’t have much time. I just managed to
spot the winning move.
Salem started playing chess at the age of five when he
asked his father to explain the rules to him. An hour
later, he understood the rules and beat his father in his
first game. Salem said, 'I haven’t played with him for a
long time – he’s not very good.’
Salem, like most 11 –year-old boys , loves football and
playing computer games. His favorite subject at school
is maths . He studies chess moves for an hour everyday.
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