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Camp teaches children basics of chess (Gwinnett Daily Post)

Jocelyn Torres, 7, of Stone Mountain is the only girl at chess camp this year who doesn’t know how to play the game.

That’s changing fast.

Jocelyn, along with 60 other boys and girls at the Lady Bughouse II and Mighty Knights III chess camps ending today at Mountain Park, is learning the game’s technique and strategy from chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar.

Chess players set world record in Mexico (Boston Globe)

Thousands of chess players set a new world record on Saturday for simultaneous chess matches at a public park in central Mexico, a Guinness World Records representative announced.

The total of 12,388 competitors participated to beat the previous record for simultaneous chess matches set in Havana in 2002 with 11,320 competitors.

Guinness World Records representative Stuart Claxton announced the awards, noting that Mexico also has produced the world's biggest batch of guacamole and the tallest cactus.

Chess aids DI-S quest to be king (Bangor Daily News)

Deer Isle-Stonington's run to its first Class D baseball state title was rooted in the fundamentals of the national pastime - aggressive offense, steady defense, and quality pitching.

But another less obvious ingredient fueling the championship effort was several players' success with the subtleties of chess.

Deer Isle-Stonington has excelled in chess for many years at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels - winning more than a dozen state titles in the last 11 years.

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