What it's like to be Palestine's 17-year-old chess grand master

What it's like to be Palestine's 17-year-old chess grand master Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 19:51 Mohammed Seder started his chess journey at just five years old - today, he's ready to take on the world A young Mohammed Seder at a chess tournament (supplied) Off At five years old, when Mohammed Seder came home from school in his native city Hebron in the occupied West Bank, he liked to solve chess puzzles. Seeing his son play chess at a young age, Seder's father and former national Palestinian c