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Opinion | Remember the Homeless Chess Champion? The Boy Is Now a Chess Master.

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By Nicholas Kristof

Opinion Columnist

Once upon a time a 7-year-old refugee living in a homeless shelter sat down at a chess board in school and learned how to play. His school then agreed to his mom’s plea to waive fees for him to join the chess club.

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