“Chess stretches your mind in terms of strategy and imagination, because you really have to outwit your opponent at any cost. Playing chess with my dad is something that I have always loved doing because he’s the most unpredictable, intelligent and the sharpest person I’ve ever played with,” Manushi said. The actress thanks her father for infusing a sense of competitiveness in her through chess, which has definitely helped her to focus on her goals. She added: “I’m fiercely competitive and my father fuelled this, encouraged this thoroughly because he always wanted me to beat him at the game, which I did manage once! He is a very clever chess partner and I love to play with him because he doesn’t give me any room to make errors.”