Muhammad Nur Raziq Muhammad Nur Qisti had issued the dare in a bid to improve his skills in the board game. His mother Nur Syazana Zakaria, 36, said she never expected him to be good at chess, so she was surprised when a teacher told her they wanted her son to compete in a national-level chess carnival. “That’s how we decided to advertise inviting people to play chess with Raziq at the stall. I’m running a wantan mee stall (in Seremban) to earn extra income to pay for his chess class fees,” Nur Syazana said. She did not expect it to go viral and within two days seven individuals came to play chess.

Source: The Star January 31, 2026 01:58 UTC