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- Country of residence: Palestine
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She chose chess and made tangible achievements in Arab and local championships. She is an undisputed heroine who was able, thanks to the superior energy and supernatural intelligence, to transform her great passion for cutting chess from just a tool and entertainment to a professional player with distinction.
Mays Nasser Shaheen, 14, for the chess player of the Hebron Youth Sports Club and the Palestinian national team, kidnapped the spotlight after taking the stage and obtaining a huge number of medals, awards and titles, as the Hebron Academy of Chess and the Hebron Youth Club in 2016 called the "Mekla" and "Al -Salad", being it An adventure of the first -class as it makes adjustments that are not taken into account to flip the table in its favor, and the opponent cannot expect its movement, which is characterized by patience.
"My start was a coincidence when I saw the chess area at my relatives and then I purchased chess stones and started learning the alphabet of the game with the help of my father, and after that the coach Bahaa drafts my teaching and polished my skills and I supported my family and thus I was able to reach advanced stages in the game of mind."
"Chess is a different life for me from the rest of the sports, as I loved this game a lot and became part of my life and started intensive training and the recommendations of the supporters to me I was able to learn the skills of the game of intelligence and cunning and learn about its secrets and the ability to compete and challenge."
And about the first championship I participated in, Shaheen says, "The first championship I participated in is the individual Palestine Championship and was gathering the heroes of Palestine in chess, and through it I managed to gain experience, practice, challenge and competition,"
And about the best championship I participated in, she said, "One of the most beautiful tournaments for me is the Ministry's 2017 championship, and it ended with my victory over my competence."
On the difficulties she faced in her sporting life, she says, "I still did not exceed the idea of depriving me from participating in the tournaments because of the game's limitation to males only and the lack of participation of girls in this game, in addition to not securing sleeping places for players in the competitions that are held outside the city of Hebron."
Shaheen starred in the game of intelligence and in 2017 ranked first in many championships, the most important of which is the Ministry's championship at the level of Palestine, the Hebron Schools Championship, and the age groups championship at the level of Palestine and also achieved in 2016 the first place in the school championship and the age groups championship and a championship to choose a team For the categories and championships of the Hebron Academy Chess, and in 2015 she won the first place in the Hebron Schools Championship, and achieved second place in the Chess Chess League Championship in 2014, and also participated in the Arab Championship and the Palestine Individual Championship and the Hebron Cup for the Professional Championship On the twenty -second of next October, a championship in the Arab Maghreb, and Palestine will be represented in this Arab championship.
Shaheen aspires to achieve advanced centers at the level of the Arab world and raise the flag of Palestine in the international benefits of the game of reason and intelligence, advising girls to adhere to their dreams and develop their talent and show the will and passion to reach their goals.
Shaheen thanked all those who helped her and encouraged her, and singled out her father, her mother, and the Palestinian Chess Federation and the coach Bahaa Marsa.
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