Cleaning toilets and studying classical chess games is how Gong Qianyun explains the secret to her success. That was the penalty for seven-year-olds if they failed to memorize the moves of past champions at the chess academy she attended in Guangdong, China. "I was punished like that a few times, and it was terrible because which kid wants to wash toilets?" she recalled with a laugh. "But I persevered because I enjoyed the winning feeling and the ability to find solutions in difficult situations." The determination was evident as she fended off the challenge of nine other players to emerge top of the women's rapid chess category Tuesday to become Singapore's first SEA Games ...
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