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Episode Synopsis
For the first time in its more than 70 year history, a woman has won the South Island Chess Championship and she's a 16 year old high school student. Year eleven student from Auckland's Kristin School Isabelle Ning won 6 out of 8 of her games and drew two seeing her finish top competitor. Chess champ Isabelle Ning spoke to Lisa Owen.
Following the interview, tournament organisers said Auckland teenager Vyanla Punsalan was a female joint winner of the tournament in 2017.
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