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The 22-year-old University of Victoria student competed in the under 1800 section, playing a total of six games over the three-day weekend. Divisions are based on skillsets, with Mingrone competing in the second tier.

Each game averaged three to four hours in length. For Mingrone, chess is as much a game of mental stamina as it is strategy.

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At the end of the long weekend, Mingrone finished in first place with four wins and two draws, taking home a prize of $500.

He began competing four years ago before starting his course in mathematics and statistics at UVic.

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