by John Bain | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives
The Queen’s Gambit The Queen’s Gambit is a fictional story–a very popular 7 part miniseries produced by Netflix. The story follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, played by actress Anya Taylor-Joy, during her quest to become the... Read more 
by John Bain | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Women World Champs 2020
Shohreh Bayat Chief Arbiter*2020 Women’s World Chess Championship According to an Opinion piece written by Shohreh herself and published by The Washington Post in February 2020, she defected from Iran and found asylum in Britain. After the last game of the 2020... Read more 
by John Bain | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Prodigies in Chess
Facing COVID-19 Challenges Since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City schools suspended teaching and all activities–including the Intermediate School 318 Brooklyn Castle Chess Club. The COVID-19 pandemic sadly impacted some of the... Read more 
by John Bain | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives, Prodigies in Chess
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi An 8-Year-Old Nigerian Refugee to USA! by John Bain While living in a homeless shelter with his mom, dad and brother, seven-year-old “Tani” won the 2019 New York K-3 Chess Championship. He was undefeated at... Read more 
by John Bain | Jul 25, 2020 | Blog, Chess Improves Lives
Biel International Chess Tournament July 18-29, 2020 by John Bain The Biel International Chess Festival is a storied annual chess tournament taking place in Biel, Switzerland for the past 53 years. After deliberating whether or not to cancel the 2020 event due to the... Read more 
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 
