"I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event."

Chess, Children, Schools, Thinking

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"I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event."

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"No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that."

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