Inspired by his children’s love for chess, West Seattle dad shares the game with others By Ty Swenson 10/26/2012 updated 3 hours ago Sometimes parents’ hobbies become their kids’. Other times, the situation flips. For 42-year-old West Seattle...
132 girls compete in chess in Queen’s Quest
132 girls compete in chess in Washington StateFrom Jill Keto We had a WONDERFUL weekend at our 10th annual Queen’s Quest all-girls tournament at Medina Elementary, in Bellevue, WA. Our top girl, Mara Kramer, earned a $300 chess scholarship...
All-Girls Chess Tournament in Seattle
All-Girls Chess TournamentPosted by Danny Gawlowski Billed as the largest all-girls elementary school aged chess tournament in the country, 132 girls competed in the Queen’s Quest All-Girls Chess Tournament Saturday at Medina Elementary. The tournament encourages girls to play...
Crime-fighting chess club faces loss of funding
Crime-fighting chess club faces loss of fundingBy Tricia Manning-SmithMar 4, 2012 at 2:39 PM PST SEATTLE – Kentrell Anderson knows a good adversary when he’s facing one. Looking across the white-and-black playing board, he sees a boy half his...
More than playing chess
More than playing chess… Saturday afternoons at the Rainier Beach Branch are a special time. Since February of 2007, Seattle Police Officer Cookie and the Seattle Police Foundation have sponsored an urban chess club for elementary and middle school...
Hooping in Seattle
My long time Anne just sent me this very cool video of her hooping in Seattle. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Greetings from Chicago
I just concluded my trip to Seattle for various fundraising meetings to help chess. My trip was concluded with a Q&A session at the University of Washington last night. I am in Chicago today to support the Chess and...