My experience as an international student with diverse global lives has taught me the importance of diverse viewpoints and the power of collaboration. Past movements in Eastern Europe before my teenage years forced me to find myself in the UK at the age of 14 without a social network or support. I began to understand the depth of common interests when I began to share my love of chess with others, both informally and through the chess club at school, which I founded and headed. At first, the club consisted of no more than a few participants gathered in an empty classroom on a Wednesday afternoon to study and play chess in a largely uncompetitive manner. But soon it acquired status and diversity, turning into a full-fledged club. Now we are participating in regional and national competitions, taking third place in a nationwide competition in which more than 100 schools took part. The club brought together different types of personalities from different countries in a safe learning environment. We adapt and develop based on different points of view and look for ways to improve our work. In a world increasingly divided into echo chambers and limited political alliances, finding a common denominator in a simple but worldwide game turned out to be a quiet and meaningful experience of personality formation.