Complete this text about Miguel with the past simple:
Miguel Najdorf ______(born) on April 15th, 1910 in Warsaw, Poland. He ________(learn) to play chess at the age of 14, thanks to a father of a friend who invited him to play the game while waiting for his son. Miguel lost this first game but_____ (fall) in love with chess.
In 1936, he______________(participate) in his first chess Olympiads in Munich, with the Polish chess team and achieved the gold medal. In 1939, Miguel_______(arrive) in Buenos Aires to represent Poland in the Chess Olympiad. At the same time, the Nazis invaded Poland and his life______(become) a hell because he didn't know the fate of his family. In this moment of adversity, he _________(seek) refuge in chess so as not becoming mad.
After the war, Miguel______ (find out) that all his family was killed but they got the news about his outstanding achievements in chess. Instead of sinking in despair and depression after the loss of all his family, Miguel _______(choose) to checkmate the war and rebuild his life in Argentina. He married Eta and had three daughters Lucia, Mirta and Liliana and _____________(dedicate) with passion to chess.
During his prolific career in chess, he _________(play) with political figures such as President Perón, De Gaulle, Churchill, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Nikita Khrushchev and Marshal Tito and also with world champions such as Botwinnik, Smyslov, Petrosian, Tal, Kasparov and Fischer.
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Miguel Najdorf was born on April 15th, 1910 in Warsaw, Poland. He learned to play chess at the age of 14, thanks to a father of a friend who invited him to play the game while waiting for his son. Najdorf lost this first game but fell in love with chess.
Miguel did not hesitate to stay in Argentina, a prodigal land that offered him the possibility not only to earn his bread but also to win the “puchero“. "Puchero is more than bread, so then ... I chose Argentina", a phrase that he immortalized .****Puchero is an Argentinian stew.
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Miguel took Argentine citizenship. He worked as an insurance agent and as a chess player to be able to send money to his family in such difficult times. He decided to set a global brand of simultaneous games to the blind which means without seeing their rivals, neither the board nor the pieces, with the hope that the feat would be known by his relatives trapped in the war.
After the war, Miguel found out that all his family was killed but they got the news about his outstanding achievements in chess. Instead of sinking in despair and depression after the loss of all his family, Miguel chose to checkmate the war and rebuild his life in Argentina. He married Eta and had three daughters Lucia, Mirta and Liliana and dedicated with passion to chess.
In 1947, he set the world record for simultaneous blind games.
Miguel ‘s work and commitment won the hearts and admiration of all Argentinians and made him the father of Argentinian Chess.
2 did/ when / he /participate /in his first chess olympiad?
3 Miguel/ did/ What / decide/ to do after the war?
4 Miguel/ In how many chess olimpiads/did /represent Argentina?
5 Miguel play/ did / With whom?
Answers:
1 When was Miguel born?
2 When did he participate in his first chess olympiad?
3 What did Miguel decide to do after the war?
4 In how many chess olimpiads did Miguel represent Argentina?
5 With whom did Miguel play?
Correct the information about Miguel:
1 Miguel started to play chess when he was 17.
Miguel didn't start to play chess when he was 17 .
Miguel started to play chess when he was 14.
2 Miguel participated in his first chess Olympiads in Munich in 1934. (1936)
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3 Miguel took Uruguayan citizenship. (Argentine citizenship)
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4 Miguel represented Argentina in 10 Olympics. (11 Olympics)
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