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"MACAÍBA, Brazil—Cibele Florêncio was just 24 when she was crowned
vice-champion at a national chess tournament in Brazil last year, no mean feat
given she was spending up to 12 hours a day cleaning houses.
A maid and single mother from Brazil’s poor northeastern scrublands, Ms.
Florêncio is competing at the highest level at what is still considered an
elitist game in one of the world’s most unequal countries."
Via Steven Vaughan-Nichols, who wrote "One of the things I love about chess is
great players can come from anywhere. Unlike so many sports and competitions,
all you need is a board, the pieces, and someone else to play."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
