Kendi’s first chess opponent is young, underestimated, and unprepared for losing. Their match ends not in sportsmanship, but in tears and a thrown chess piece.
The moment lands harder than victory itself. Kendi learns that winning isn’t neutral—it leaves marks. Chess isn’t just logic and skill; it’s emotion, pride, and consequence. That lesson stays with her long after the pieces are cleared from the board.
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