Not sure how that helps his niece.
What if A Giri Became World Chess Champion?

Hm. Why did I read the question as "What if a girl became World Chess Champion?"?
not idea

If A Giri became World Chess Champion, then every school in Nepal (and possibly also in St Petersburg) would hold him up as an example of empowerment.
But not too much empowerment.

Hm. Why did I read the question as "What if a girl became World Chess Champion?"?
Weird.

Hm. Why did I read the question as "What if a girl became World Chess Champion?"?
Weird.
VERY Weird.
Hm. Why did I read the question as "What if a girl became World Chess Champion?"?
Weird.
Same reason I did. The font, in some browsers, when only viewing the subject, the i looks like l and your mind filled in girl because giri is not a common word in our language.

If a Ghost became world champion, we could pay her in bananas
Mrs Maroczy is training dilligently.
Please note she prefers papayas.

Spiders are scarier than ghosts.
Fact!
Yes I can confirm this.
What's more, ghosts are in fact afraid of spiders.
Mrs Maroczy won't even eat a papaya if a spider has touched it.

Okay, let me set the record straight....Spiders and ghosts are afraid of each other....and yet best of friends ! Come everybody - I should know. My best friend Kitty Kaboodle's a spider. We've always gotten together on Halloween....I mean, what would the most wonderful time of the year be like if you had one but not the other ?........
I mean, he's currently ranked among the top 20 players in the world...