@idolficition ok so 1. the female lead and gukesh are rivals and has competed for the world cup together but gukesh won
2. Her parents are not supportive and bully her for her failures and beat her (she has scars on her body)
3. Gukesh and her are rivals
4.she has sleep apnea and gets panic attacks often
Look don't judge me ⊙﹏⊙
I've just never read a character like this in any chess related book so my heart craves for it (also keep 20 percent of the story as them being enemies , 20 percent as lovers and 60 percent as frenemies)