HAMPDEN, Maine — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his chess boards and pieces and begins his second role. “The Queen’s Gambit” ...
"Always think before you move" is good advice both on the chess board and in life. It's a lesson that Eugene Brown tries to instill in the youth of Washington D.C., and his message will soon be spread ...
Hampden, Maine — The students at Weatherbee Elementary School in Hampden, Maine, may seem peaceful enough. But start a war on a chessboard and these rookies — with their knight moves — become a royal ...
Before Jordan Sweet obtained the skills to put the “finishing touches” on “shining” engines for Detroit Diesel, as he proudly does today; and before Sweet could even drive, the native Detroiter was ...
Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port. Happily ...
HAMPDEN, Maine — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his chess boards and pieces and begins his second role. “The Queen’s Gambit” ...