Chicago, Russian inmates to play online chess May 14, 2013 @ 01:40 PM CHICAGO — Inmates in the Cook County jail are readying for an online chess match against inmates in Russia. The Cook County Sheriff’s office says the...
Prisoners reaping benefits of game
On Chess: Prisoners reaping benefits of gameSaturday April 28, 2012 8:17 AMSource: http://www.dispatch.com School chess programs are common. In New York alone, thousands of children are exposed to their benefits. Programs for adults are much rarer. I recently learned...
Kings, queens can teach inmates in chess program not to be such pawns
Illinois sheriff hopes kings, queens can teach inmates in chess program not to be such pawns Associated Press, Updated: Monday, April 2, 8:43 PMAP CHICAGO — Call it the Sheriff’s Gambit. A sheriff in Illinois is turning to...
Former chess world champ to play convicts
Former chess world champ to play convicts30 June, 2009, 12:31 Chess grandmaster and former undisputed champion of the world, Anatoly Karpov, will play an online chess tournament with a Krasnoyarsk prisoner Sergey Bryukhov and his fellow inmates. Bryukhov’s participation...
Prison Chess
KING’S KORNER 74 Meet Walter J. Lewis! I am 61 and have been a prisoner in California’s prison system since 1965. With prison rules fluctuating from facility to facility, I needed a hobby that would keep me interested, busy,...
Keeping the game alive
Check mates: Teacher, student keep the game alive after months of playing ‘prison chess’Teacher, student keep the game alive after months of playing ‘prison chess’ By MARC CABRERAHerald Staff WriterPosted: 02/24/2009 01:36:07 AM PST The worn sheet of paper...