Strategic thinking starts on the chess board

Mabel Rush Elementary draws newbies and old hands to the Game of Kings

  • By: Jill Smith 
  • Published: 11/20/2012 2:29:39 PM
Photo By: Gary AllenYour move —
Dominque Pearson (left) and Tyler Thomas face off over a chess board on a recent Wednesday at Mabel Rush Elementary School. Volunteer chess master Greg Faucher helps explain basic moves to the students and teaches them how to control the center of the board.
   It’s not Hogwarts and the chess pieces don’t move on their own like in the “Harry Potter” movies, but the early-morning chess club at Mabel Rush Elementary School draws an enthusiastic crowd all the same.



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