18-year-old Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux, from Montreal, is the first Quebecer and only the second Canadian to be crowned this year's World Youth Chess Champion. He tells fill-in host Graham Richardson he took home the trophy after beating out players from 54 countries.

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18-year-old Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux, from Montreal, is the first Quebecer and only the second Canadian to be crowned this year's World Youth Chess Champion. He tells fill-in host Graham Richardson he took home the trophy after beating out players from 54 countries.
Listen to The Evan Solomon Show podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @EvanSolomonShow.

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