Word: jiangchuan
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...chess team doesn’t get preferential treatment. The Undergraduate Council only offered $250 to these chess masters for trip funding. Despite Harvard’s lack of support, Benjamin was especially excited by the opportunity to compete against China’s national chess champion, Ye Jiangchuan. True to his reputation, Jiangchuan waved his chess prowess in Harvard’s face by taking on the whole team simultaneously. Benjamin likens the experience to “playing against God...I’ve never seen anything like it before.” Benjamin notes that his competitor...
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