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Interesting article about a woman who pioneered chess for women back in the 1950s. She has played a crucial role in gathering female players together for tournaments over the years:

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URban Youth and Chess Strategies

Orrin, a motivational speaker and two-time chess champion, has blazed a trail throughout America teaching and motivating youth.

He has been a source of inspiration using chess as a stimulus for children to learn the very adult concepts of responsibility, discipline, and self-reliance. He teaches them to believe in their own ideas and to learn from their decisions.

Orrin's work has been featured in USA Today, CNN Headline News and CNN American Stories. "

This story makes as lot of sense to me, especially because we live in inner city Chicago, and the youth are crazy about chess here....

http://www.blacknews.com/pr/hudson101.html

Anand Rocks Still

Viswanathan Anand wins again and again. He kicked some serious ponomariov butt...

http://www.desifans.com/blogs/2005172