It's about chess...
But you - you are running for your lifes!
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Feb 5, 2019
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#6
I don't know if there are other posts in chess.com where only the OP keep writing?
Feb 5, 2019
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#7
If I write 20 sentences daily this can get a rather successful discussion!
Stop spamming.
Shouldn't you get a trophy or something for this?
What's the name of the movie? I've watched many chess movies (mostly about world champions) but I've never heard about this one.
Feb 6, 2019
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#12
I read the book twice. I cried like a baby during some parts of the movie. You find it in Netflix. I really recommend it for every chess players. Actually her life was much more difficult than what you can see in the movie. Especially her mother had a horrible time to feed her children.
Feb 6, 2019
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#13
Shouldn't it be "running for your lives", not "running for your lifes" ?
Feb 6, 2019
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#14
woollensock wrote:
TROLL ALERT 🚨 🙀
I am not a troll. I am trying to get your attention so you can read the book or watch the movie. I think it can open some eyes for the value of chess. It is great story.
Feb 6, 2019
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#15
Sounds a bit like a re-write of "Queen's Gambit"(novel by Walter Tevis)
Feb 6, 2019
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#16
IpswichMatt wrote:
Sounds a bit like a re-write of "Queen's Gambit"(novel by Walter Tevis) but with the colours reversed
It is based on a true story.
Feb 6, 2019
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#17
So it is!
She's a Woman Candidate Master:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phiona_Mutesi
Maybe she has an account here?
Good book. People complain about the fact that she is a weak chess player compared to titled players around the world but that misses the point I think. from what I read she went to study in the usa and no longer plays chess competitively.
Feb 6, 2019
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#19
The coach saw that some kids were afraid to play in a school against rich kids.
He decided to tell the kids a story. He said a hungry dog tried to catch a cat, but the cat could escape. The coach asked the dog “Why didn’t you get the cat?” The dog: “Coach, I was running to get a meal, but the cat was running for his life”.
The coach told the kids that their opponents come from reach families, everything was easy for them. But you - you are running for your life”.
I love the analogy.
He decided to tell the kids a story. He said a hungry dog tried to catch a cat, but the cat could escape. The coach asked the dog “Why didn’t you get the cat?” The dog: “Coach, I was running to get a meal, but the cat was running for his life”.
The coach told the kids that their opponents come from reach families, everything was easy for them. But you - you are running for your life”.
I love the analogy.
A quotation from a movie . Do you know which one?