Ron read about Beth Harmon first in the Daily Prophet the year before he got his Hogwarts letter. Caught up in competition with his siblings like always, he was inspired. He saw himself on the front page. Six years later, he is a fifth year at Hogwarts, and it is the year of the Triwizard chess tournament. The schools competing this year are Hogwarts, Ilvermorny, and Pigfarts.