For 15 year old Elizabeth Cassidy from Kitale in Kenya, chess have been a big game changer in her life. Elizabeth comes from humble conditions but has not let it stop her on her rise towards the top. She is a Women Fide Master (WFM) and both African and Kenyan Champion under 16. Last week she also announced herself on the African Junior stage by bagging home a historic Silver medal at the African Youth Chess Championships under 20 that was held in Bujumbura in Burundi.
We saw Cassidy´s talent early and decided to support her already in 2018 when she was on 800 level. Now she sits on a 1920 FIDE elo and have gained more than 1000 points since then. Through our Chess 2 Change Tournament she meet the CEO of DGT Mr. Hans Pees. They teamed up for the Hand & Brain tournament and quickly found each other why Hans and DGT decided to sponsor her. Today we are very happy to announce that DGT have decided to increase their sponsorship which will make it possible for Elizabeth to go to a good school that will be able to nurture both her chess and academic skills. This kind of life changing changes through the help of chess, is really what Chess 2 Change is about and a big thankyou to DGT for joining our quest. Sky is the limit for Cassidy!
