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00:00Chess is a mind game.
00:02Although very few kids in Kashmir know about this game,
00:07there are many who are making their name in this game.
00:12We have a chess player with us right now.
00:14His name is Minha Jaan.
00:16He is 17 years old.
00:18But so far, he has shown great performance in many state and national competitions
00:25and has won many gold medals.
00:28I welcome you to YouTube India.
00:30Thanks.
00:31So far, you have participated in many state and national competitions.
00:35You have also participated in district and inter-district tournaments.
00:39So, how did you become interested in chess,
00:42play chess and show great performance?
00:47All this happened because of my father.
00:52He taught me chess since childhood.
00:54I started playing chess when I was 5 years old.
00:59I used to watch my father play chess with my brother.
01:02So, you got the opportunity to play chess at home.
01:04Yes, he used to play chess with my brother.
01:06I used to watch him play chess.
01:08I used to wonder how he used to play chess.
01:10I was very inspired.
01:12So, I went to him and told him that I also want to play chess.
01:16I observed his moves and how he used to play chess.
01:20He was very surprised.
01:22He asked me how I was going to play chess.
01:24I told him that I have never taught him how to play chess.
01:26So, I told him that I will play chess with him.
01:30He told me that let's play chess.
01:32He was very surprised to see how I played chess.
01:35After that, he developed my skills.
01:39So, initially, your coach was your father.
01:43After that, you started playing chess.
01:45So, you learned it at home.
01:47How did you go to the international level?
01:52My father supported me a lot.
01:54He told me that I can do it.
01:56He saw my capabilities.
01:58He saw my caliber.
02:00He saw how far I can go.
02:02He wanted me to go to the tournaments.
02:04So, I participated in the tournaments.
02:07I played in the zonal, district, inter-district, state and national tournaments.
02:14Recently, you participated in the Tamil Nadu Championship.
02:18You did very well in the championship.
02:20You showed it individually.
02:22But, the team was not able to do that well.
02:24I won all the games in Tamil Nadu.
02:28I won almost all the games.
02:30But, our team had three more players.
02:34Their team score was not good.
02:36Because of that, I lost.
02:38I couldn't get the gold.
02:40If I had seen the individual performance, I would have got the gold.
02:42So, I practiced a lot.
02:44I observed their game.
02:46I applied my strategies.
02:48But, I also observed their game.
02:50How they play.
02:52How they move strategically.
02:54I practiced a lot.
02:56This year, I played 18 matches in the state level.
03:00It was a big thing to win all the matches in one day.
03:04When did you find the competition tough?
03:06This year, I played 18 games in the state level.
03:09I played 18 matches in one day.
03:11It was very tough.
03:13I was exhausted.
03:15This is a mind game.
03:17The mind should be relaxed.
03:19It was very tough to play there.
03:21There was only one girl from Jammu who played 18 matches.
03:27My team didn't play well.
03:29So, I had to play tiebreaker.
03:31I had to play for my position.
03:33Was your team weak?
03:37They were weak.
03:39If they had prepared well, they would have won.
03:46When you played for the state level, what year was it?
03:49I played for the state level since 2022.
03:52I played in 2023 and 2024.
03:55So, you won gold three times.
03:58Yes, I won gold three times.
04:00This is a mind game.
04:02Do you think kids don't go to this game because of this?
04:05Basically, some kids know the rules of this game.
04:09But they don't know how to play.
04:10Because their mind gets exhausted.
04:12A person should have a lot of capacity to play this game.
04:15In the future, you will see a lot of things that you haven't seen before.
04:21What have you learned in these championships?
04:25I have learned a lot of defenses and attacks.
04:28I used to observe how they play.
04:33I wasn't limited to my game.
04:35I used to observe how they play.
04:37Every state participated in the nationals.
04:39I used to observe how they play.
04:43How much support did you get from the sports council?
04:49The sports council supported us a lot.
04:52They took us to tournaments.
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