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Author Kyla Zhao turns childhood competitive chess experiences into new middle-grade novel
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May The Best Player Win is the third book and first middle-grade novel by Singaporean author Kyla Zhao.
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SINGAPORE – Singaporean author Kyla Zhao, 26, has channelled her experiences as a competitive chess player into her new book May The Best Player Win, targeted at readers between eight and 12.
“I played competitively from primary school until I was about to enter junior college, then I decided to drop out,” Zhao says over a Zoom call from her apartment in Northern California.
