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Article: At 3, Morocco Girl Is Chess Whiz
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 19, 1995
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RABAT, Morocco Three-year-old Laila al-Amri gently fondled her
white queen then, without hesitation, moved to take black's bishop.
She cupped her face in her hands and looked at her opponent.
The game may not go down in chess history, but there's a good
chance Laila will. She already masters a game that can baffle
adults.
"She opened eyes in a family where chess is a passion. We play
every day and she started manipulating the pieces when she was a
baby. At age 3 she understood the moves and at 3 1/2 began to play
with adults," said her father, Abdelhafid.
He has been on the official list of Fide, the international
chess federation. His other two daughters, ages 9 and 14, are ...