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YOUTH RECOGNITION

Chess champ, 9, honored by Chandler Council

Plenty of 9-year-olds and plenty of international champions have been honored by the Chandler City Council through the years.

At the Jan. 22 study session, those two descriptors were for the same person.
Flanked by his father, Chandler City Councilmember Jane Poston and Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke, Chandler resident Aayansh Guntaka, 9, was recognized for his achievement over the past year in chess competition.

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