The women bringing chess into the 21st Century - with 'bullet' matches and viral videos

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During Covid, Nemo Zhou was "losing [her] mind" locked down at home and thought it would be nice to make some money. So she started streaming chess - and now it's turned into a career. A woman grandmaster - the highest female-only chess title - Zhou was pursuing a degree in economics and mathematics at the University of Toronto at the time. She launched her own stream in 2020, after first making guest appearances on a friend's channel, and the timing was impeccable. A few months later, the

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