by John Bain | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives
by John Bain Coronavirus Strikes! See below. In March 2020, 36-year-old Irina Krush contracted coronavirus and fiercely battled and beat it. Irina Krush was born December 24, 1983 in Odessa, USSR (now Ukraine). Her father taught her to play chess at age five. Also at... Read more 
by John Bain | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives
The Chicago Cops & Kids Chess Initiative promotes non-violence and positive relationships with youth and police. by John Bain Founder David Heiser has brought the benefits of chess to over 30,000 children in the Chicago public schools. See David’s photo and... Read more 
by John Bain | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives
Cops and Kids Team Up to Play Chess…and Build Relationships Summarized from article written by St. Louis Chess Club Scholastic Manager, Kyle Weber A little more than three years ago, CHESS Cops began in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. C.H.E.S.S. = Chess Helping... Read more 
by John Bain | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Prodigies in Chess
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi An 8-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee to USA! by John Bain Tani lived in a homeless shelter in Manhattan, New York. Nevertheless, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi is the newly crowned 2019 New York K-3 Chess Champion. He went... Read more 
