NEWS
The Harold Winston I Knew
By Jim Eade Many people in and out of chess circles are mourning the passing of Harold Winston. I will tell you about the Harold Winston I knew, but here is a link to his obituary:...
Zambia
We were contacted by an intern from the U.N. about youth programs in Zambia. They had programs for football, what we call soccer, but nothing else. They asked whether we could help them start a youth program for chess. Of course, we said yes. We...
Nicaragua
Nicaragua We were contacted by a representative in the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua about helping to start a program for kids. They had a teacher, but no equipment. We sent the equipment to the Embassy and they got it to the teacher. We are still in contact with the...
Uganda
We were approached through Facebook by a man from the Divine Chess Academe in Uganda. I had not heard of him or this program before, so I contacted Robert Katende to check him out. Robert was well known, one of his student’s was the basis for the movie “Queen of...
Interview with Elizabeth Shaughnessy, Founder of the Berkeley Chess School
https://youtu.be/lCI9RQwPARI Elizabeth Shaughnessy has done the unthinkable. She has built a bricks-and-mortar school dedicated to chess. Her program: The Berkeley Chess School" has produced three GMs and has taught chess to an average of about 7,000 kids a year. The...
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