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Stepping up to chess (indystar.com)

Rachel Carver hauled a white plastic pawn more than half her size into position to attack her opponent's black queen.

The petite, wiry second-grader carried the 22-inch piece across a giant-sized black-and-white chessboard during a recent meeting of the Harcourt Elementary Chess Club.

The match between three girls and two boys ended in stalemate -- no winner -- after 21 moves, but that only heightened the fun.

"I like it 'cuz you get to walk on the board," said Rachel, who is 7.

Chess Anyone? (The Brownsville Herald)

Rooks, bishops and pawns are just part of the story at the Peoria Civic Center this weekend.

The largest IHSA Chess Tournament ever is also about team competition and putting the game of chess on the map.

With 1,300 players and coaches and 123 teams plotting their next move, the impact of chess is growing.

Checkmate!: Chess Club draws youngsters every Tuesday afternoon (Harwich Oracle)

The young chess players scrutinize the chess pieces arranged before them, fidgeting occasionally, tapping fingers against the table, leaning back in their chairs. There's not much small talk.

Josh Ford, 9, makes his move.

"Checkmate," he announces, and reaches across the table to shake the hand of his opponent, Kyler Donlan, also 9.

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