Wordly Wise Grade 3 Lesson 15

Irina does not _____ the choices she has made to reach her present position.

For some, chess is just a ____, but for players like Irina Krush, it is way of life that takes lots of practice.

A record is kept of the results of all games played at the _____ level.

Irina became a chess grandmaster at a very young age. She had both the ____ and the willpower to succeed.

The ____ effort required for the chess grandmasters is very great and puts enormous stress on the players.

There is no reason for there to be a men's and women's championship. Nevertheless, this ____ is a feature of the game.

It seemed almost certain that one day she would be ____ to the highest level of grandmaster.

Luck plays no part in chess. The ____ of each game is simply a matter of who played best.

One ____ why female players drop out of the chess games is because there are few female role models in chess.

People like Irina are helping to change this. Thanks to her, the ____ of female dropouts is expected to slow down.