Kyla Zhao reflects on her childhood chess experiences and the gender bias she faced, which prompted her to pen her new novel, 'May the Best Player Win.'
Zhao's return to chess sparked by 'The Queen's Gambit' led her to confront the gender biases she encountered, motivating her to write to uplift others.
The novel 'May the Best Player Win' serves as a family-friendly narrative addressing the pressures of competitive chess and aims to empower young female players.
Zhao recalls her questioning of self-worth in chess, 'Why am I playing and studying so hard if by default I'm not going to be as good as the boy next to me?'
Kyla Zhao describes her book as 'a family-friendly version of The Queen's Gambit,' emphasizing that readers don’t need to know chess to enjoy the story.
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