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Gauteng, South Africa (27 June 2024) Along with numerous budding chess superstars from across the continent, Kaylee Budhram from Phoenix found herself facing a fierce challenge as she competed in the African Youth Chess Championship.

Taking place in South Africas own Gauteng province, the championship gathered not only some of Africas most skilled young chess players but also the most competitive. There, from 15 to 23 June, players representing their countries went up against each other, proving their place in the tournament and, in many cases, outdoing even their own expectations.

Chess, as many of us know, is a game of calculation. It requires extreme mental discipline. So when that inner world is shaken, its only natural to conclude that the game would, too, especially for young players. It was here, in this space of pushing through despite her outer and inner worlds shaking, that Kaylee rose above and beyond and managed to remain undefeated, drawing for three games.

Kaylee had received the news that a close family member had passed away, as Shannon Budgram tells Good Things Guy.

This was the hardest tournament of her life as mentally and physically she was pushed to her limits when she received the sad news of the passing away of her close cousin brother Tyler Theo David.

Still, Kaylee played and played extraordinarily well. She went on to win silver for our country and honoured Tyler Theos memory, dedicating her victory to him.

Kaylee is currently South Africas National Chess Champion and this win now places her [at] number 2 in the continent of Africa which is a huge achievement for someone her age, Shannon adds.

Joining her on the podium was South Africas Aaradhya Suresh who earned bronze, while gold went to Mohamed Ahmed from Egypt.

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Phoenix's Kaylee Takes the Silver Crown at Chess Championship - Good Things Guy