I’m a chess player. I’ve had a passion for playing chess since I was a child. And I’ve been playing it seriously for donkey’s years. Actually chess is a great way to simulate the brain. It has a calming effect, aerial, therapeutic activity, hands down. Up to now I’ve taken part in lots of both local and international chess tournaments. One day I found out about a competition called Tata Steel Chess with the price of $1000. However, the entry fee was $50 and unfortunately I didn’t have such kind of budget. Then I told this situation to my father and he told me that he wanted to give this money for me to participate in this tournament. I attend to attend there and despite my opponent was really strong and clever, I ended up winning the tournament. Only now this experience taught me that taking a risk can open the door to success. Because just like this, most people need such kind of brave moves in their life to build confidence and achieve great things.
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I'm a chess player. I've had a passion for playing chess since I was a child, and I've been playing it seriously for many years. Actually, chess is a great way to stimulate the brain. It has a calming effect, and it's a therapeutic activity, hands down. Up to now, I've taken part in many local and international chess tournaments. One day, I found out about a competition called Tata Steel Chess with a prize of $1000. However, the entry fee was $50, and unfortunately, I didn't have that kind of budget. Then I told this situation to my father, and he told me that he wanted to give me the money to participate in this tournament. I attended, and despite my opponent being really strong and clever, I ended up winning the tournament. This experience taught me that taking a risk can open the door to success. Just like this, most people need such brave moves in their lives to build confidence and achieve great things.
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