All posts tagged "chess"
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433LIFE & STYLE‘Can Girls Play?’ For Westlake Park’s Diverse, Quirky Chess Community, The Answer Is Yes
By Christine Clarridge The Seattle Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Christine Clarridge shares the story of Karen Schmidt, who is one of...
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465LIFE & STYLEHeroes Don’t Always Wear Capes — Sometimes They Play Chess (And Wear A Tiara)
By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “First Move Chess” is a national program that offers chess curriculum to second-...
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799NEWSIranian Champion Banned For Refusing Head Scarf Gets A New Start At SLU
By Erin Heffernan St. Louis Post-Dispatch WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Dorsa Derakhshani is the 19-year-old Iranian chess champion who was banned from...
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605NEWSBellevue Teen Wins World Chess Title: ‘You Keep Crushing The Opponent, And Squeezing Them’
By Erik Lacitis The Seattle Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) In the game of Chess there are currently no women in the...
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382NEWSSlum Girl’s Rise To Chess Champ, Disney Heroine Gives Ugandans Hope
By Henry Wasswa in Kampala and Astrid Riehn in Toronto and Sinikka Tarvainen in Johannesburg dpa, Berlin WWR Article (tl;dr) The fascinating...