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So how's it going?
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All right.
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Great.
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That's great.
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So what do you think?
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Have you ever been
to a tournament before?
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No.
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Ah. You're in luck then.
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This is one
of the most prestigious.
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The talent gathered here's
the strongest in the country.
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Everybody's here.
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Joel Benjamin--
former U.S. Champion,
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among the six highest-rated players
in the country.
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The man in the corner's
Roman Dzindzichashvili--
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two-time U.S. Champion.
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A few years ago,
he was ranked
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among the top 10 players
of the world.
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Asa Hoffman.
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He's the son
of two lawyers.
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He grew up
on Park Avenue,
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went to Columbia
and Horace Mann
:29:02
before dropping out
to play chess full-time.
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He plays about 200 chess tournaments
a year.
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Asa.
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Asa.
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How much do you make
at the tournaments altogether...
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about $2,000 a year?
:29:18
Look at that. I got him thinking.
I got him thinking.
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Maybe I can win a pawn.
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Clearly, you
had me come here
:29:35
so I could
see all this.
:29:37
But if you really
wanted me to say no
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to letting my son play,
:29:43
you wouldn't
have bothered.
:29:46
You want me to think
you want me to say no,
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but you actually...
:29:52
want me to say yes.
:29:57
You have no idea
what I want.