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Chess mates match wits
Youth Chess Club meets Sunday afternoons downstairs at Horizon Books
By Carol South
Herald contributing writer

Swooping a rook down the file, checkmate!

The moves came fast and furious Sunday afternoon as some young chess players battled on the board, pitting their wits against each other as pieces were knocked off and territory changed hands quickly.

The new Youth Chess Club meets weekly downstairs at Horizon Books and is building a following among ages normally associated with electronic pursuits.

“I just like to play for fun,” said Coleman Ankerson, 9, a fourth grade student at the Montessori Children’s House. “It was hard at first but I sort of got used to it, I’m still learning also.”

Pete Meyer founded the club for his son, David, 8, a third grade student at the Montessori Children’s House and a buddy of Ankerson’s. The Meyers created the club with no membership requirements, inviting chess players of any level to just show up and play. They do request that attendees have a basic grasp of the game, such as the pieces and their movement.

“It’s a good game, it gets you thinking, looking ahead, strategy,” said Meyer of chess. “Most of them aren’t concerned with who wins, they’ll play a game and move on to play someone else.”
Meyer grew up playing chess and, when his son took an interest in the game recently, he wanted a place for him to play.

“I knew there was a chess club on Wednesday nights here but it’s an older crowd and it interferes with David’s bedtime,” said Meyer of the Traverse City Chess Club, which meets Wednesday evenings at Horizon Books from 6-11 p.m. “So my wife said, ‘Why not start our own?’”

….The Youth Chess Club meets every Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. downstairs at Horizon Books in the Shine Café. Chess sets are provided and all skill levels are welcome, though a basic knowledge of the game is requested. For more information, contact Pete Meyer at (231) 223-4465.

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Brewster Library Continues Chess Classes

The Brewster Public Library (Putnam County, New York) is pleased to announce that chess classes will continue at the Brewster Public Library located at 79 Main Street, Brewster on Thursday afternoons starting on February 1 and ending April 26, 2007.

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