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AS I stepped into the hotel hosting the prestigious National Sports Awards for the year 2024 in Subang last Tuesday, I bumped into Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidullah Sanusi, president of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF).

I did not introduce myself as a journalist. Instead, I dropped my sister-in-law’s name, Yusniza.

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