Good moves: One skilled chess player is on a mission to pass it on
Jamarius Daniels stared intently at the chess board in front of him. The seventh-grader propped his elbow on the table, his hand motionless in the air as he considered battle plans and risks. After a quiet moment, he began snapping his fingers.
“I have a plan,” he murmured. Snap, snap, snap.
Checkmate: Columbus, Starkville Boys and Girls Clubs square off in battle of the minds
“How many teenagers play chess these days?”
That’s the question posed by Dr. Melvin Ray, president of the board of trustees of the Golden Triangle Boys and Girls Club. Obviously, the question is rhetorical, but the Columbus and Starkville Boys and Girls Clubs are trying to literally increase the mystery number.