Such a grand wealth of masters in China
By John Lydon | China Daily | Updated: 2016-07-08 07:37
It started in July 1972.
Sure, my friends and I knew how to play chess, but we weren't interested. We far preferred swimming, chasing after baseballs and standing on street corners hoping girls would notice us.
The thought of waiting eternities hunched over a chess board as an opponent considered his move struck us as unthinkably dull.
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