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Chess Queen Ready For Her Big Move (Lowell Sun)

When 14-year-old Jessica Wamala of Lowell peers back at you over a chess board, it is intimidating. The stare itself my not be scary, but once you know her track record, fear sets in.

Her list of accolades includes being the Massachusetts Junior High Chess co-champion, co-captain of the second-ranked middle-school knowledge bowl team in the city, valedictorian of her eighth-grade class at the McDonough City Magnet School, and at the end of the month, she'll enter Lowell High School's rigorous Latin Lyceum program.

This weekend in Arizona, Wamala represents Massachusetts in the National Invitational for Girls Chess tournament. Oh, and while she's out there she figured she'd compete in the United States Open Chess Championship as well.

Chess camp for kids teaches strategy, life lessons to youngsters (Gainesville Sun)

Chris Swanson is a polite, quiet 11-year-old boy.

But look at him over the black-and-white squares of a chess board, and be prepared to meet your match.

"My favorite memory of chess happened when I was 7," said the Gainesville native, who has played chess since age 5. "I played my dad, and we tied. A week later, I played him again, and I beat him. Another week later, I played him again and creamed him over and over again. Now he refuses to play me."

World chess champion takes on more than 300 players at The Gardens Mall (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

If you're planning on going to The Gardens Mall on Monday, watch out for the chess players.

More than 350 chessboards will be set up from Sears to Bloomingdale's in an effort to set a Guinness world record.

Susan Polgar, a four-time women's world chess champion, will try to break the record for most chess games played at once. It's expected to last 18-24 hours, she said. The mall, but not the stores, will stay open to accommodate the event.

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