San Jose teen competes in national chess tournament in St. Louis

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ByJonathan Bloom KGO logo
Thursday, July 6, 2017
San Jose teen competes in national chess tournament in St. Louis
16-year-old Ashritha Eswaran from San Jose will travel to St. Louis to compete in the U.S. Junior Chess Championship.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- This weekend, a 16-year-old girl from San Jose will arrive in St. Louis for a prestigious chess tournament.

Ashritha Eswaran will compete against other wiz kids in the U.S. Junior Chess Championship.

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