Programming quickly became associated with a male-stereotyped activity like math or playing chess.

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But it has been adopted by students who engage in intellectual pursuits like playing chess or reading history as they sip their pulque.

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Jenny says Eva was a smart kid who showed talent for playing weiqi , or chess, but born into a family that emphasized literature and liberal arts, her early aptitude for math and science was largely overlooked.

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Famous practitioners, such as Tristan and Iseult or Lancelot and Guinevere, were portrayed playing chess.

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