Masaiti pursues World chess dream

The player was unlucky to lose her first match to her opponent from Peru. She has 0.5 points from her opening three matches as of yesterday. The competition has been tough for Masaiti as she lost to WFM Hilario Aleyla of Peru and Sarathchandra Gihansa of Sri Lanka and drew with Pathirana Nimla who is also from Sri Lanka.

It was not easy for Masaiti to travel to Romania due to lack of sponsorship. Her father and coach, Charles Masaiti’s resilience made the trip possible.