Parental Pressure in Competitive Chess
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Alireza Firouzja, once heralded as the future of chess, finds himself spiraling after a disastrous Candidates Tournament. With expectations crushing him from all sides—his father, his fans, and his own doubts—he begins to question if he even wants to keep playing. As he struggles through Norway Chess, he finds unlikely support in Hikaru Nakamura’s chaotic wisdom and Magnus Carlsen’s brutal honesty. Through blunders, rivalries, and late-night blitz sessions, Alireza realizes that chess is more than just winning or losing—it’s about deciding for himself what kind of player, and person, he wants to be.
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- Part 1 of Chess dads