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Young chess champion’s unflinching truth

ཟླ་༥ 30, 2026 4 mins read
Young chess champion’s unflinching truth

Ngawang Kheychok, 17, has a childhood best friend, a pretty girlfriend, and a reputation that precedes him. His favorite subjects are mathematics and physics. He’s popular in school. He is also among the top five chess players in the country and ranks 1,485th internationally. That ranking proves something, but not everything.

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