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Bronx teen's got (chess) game (New York Daily News)

Right around the time most kids begin playing tag, Bronx-born Medina Parrilla took up chess.

Over the next nine years, Medina, now 14, showed a thirst for the game matched only by her talent, and her latest move has her in France, playing for the U.S. in the World Youth Championship Chess Tournament.

"It feels good to know you're representing your country," said Medina, ranked second in the U.S. among girls her age.

17-year-old checks into state chess tournament (Greeley Tribune)

For Northridge senior Natasha Deakins, the game of chess, like life, means thinking ahead.

Fortunately for Natasha, her skilled calculations have landed her a top spot among Colorado high school chess players and a chance to win a nationally recognized high school women's chess competition title.

As the second-ranked female chess player in the state, Natasha, 17, was chosen by the Colorado State Chess Association to compete in the 2005 Susan Polgar National Invitation for Girls, which will played during the U.S. Open Chess Tournament.

Chess whiz, 17, early bloomer (London Free Press, Canada)

Mark Bluvshtein has just finished a chess match and he's slightly winded.

That's what happens when you play 24 games at the same time -- winning all but two of them -- and have to run from board to board.

"It's not the way I like to get my exercise," he says, after the simultaneous exhibition at the Canadian Open chess championships.

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