Nieveska Torres, the 14-year-old chess champion from Peru, navigates both her rising career and her father’s battle with cancer. Her father, Genaro, has been her lifelong coach, and now he draws strength from her success as he fights his illness.

To fund her participation in international tournaments, Nieveska plays chess in the streets of Lima, where people pay to challenge her, and her family sells homemade chocolates branded with her name. Despite financial struggles and her father’s health concerns, they remain determined to advance — one chess move at a time.

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