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"It’s 9 o’clock on a Sunday morning and the temperature is soaring toward the
90s as hundreds of children make their way toward the iconic Marina Beach in
the southern Indian metropolis of Chennai. Yet there’s not a towel or sand pail
in sight — only water bottles and chessboards tucked under arms as the kids
veer toward a college along the shore.
Here, over the next several hours, knights will be sacrificed, pawns queened
and kings toppled at this fiercely competitive tournament — one of hundreds
held almost daily in what is arguably the most chess-obsessed country in the
world."
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
