Amateur chess players in Kiev put their thinking caps on to play against Ukranian Grandmaster Zahar Efimenko.Two teams of 20 amateurs put on their skills to the test against Zahar and former-Junior World chess champion Yulia Osmak.
“Chess is a wonderful sport that can help develop people’s intelligence, cultivate the combatant spirit and confidence. It is helpful. So if the children love this activity, they will benefit a lot in their future development, even in other fields,” Efimenko said at the event. Report by Laurie Blake.
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