Bishops, Knights, and Rooks in the barbershop! 12-year-old Cahree Myrick practices chess in a local Baltimore barbershop run by Sundiata Osagie. Osagie described chess as a “staple” at his barbershop. “That’s just the culture we’ve developed around here. People will just stop in and say: ‘Who’s playing chess? Who’sContinue Reading
Franklin County in a remote corner of Mississippi has two stoplights, one elementary school, and long ago lost its only train stop. Could kids learn chess here? Would they even want to? Dr. Jeff Bulington took on the challenge, accepted a contract from an anonymous benefactor, left his home cityContinue Reading
Carissa Yip is not your typical chess expert. While other children her age are playing video games, Carissa is dominating the chess game. At 9 years old, she is already one of the best chess players in the world! How did she get so good? Her father originally taught herContinue Reading