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dawg day

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1. Actually, chess has long been a competitive game in city schools and neighborhoods

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 03:33 PM

Jul 2018

An inner-city middle school team in my town won a national championship against rich private schools. The abilities to strategize and concentrate are not class-based, or race-based.

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Checkmate: Kentucky governor's comments about chess team irk residents [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2018 OP

Actually, chess has long been a competitive game in city schools and neighborhoods dawg day Jul 2018 #1

Idiot. They are all idiots. LakeArenal Jul 2018 #2

I. I bet he doesn't play chess, 2. he's never been to public parks in NYC ..... marble falls Jul 2018 #3