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World reknown chess master living at Greeneville shelter (WBIR)

Behind each hurricane evacuee there is an amazing story about the life they've led and what they've recently lived through.

At the Clyde Austin 4-H Center in Greeneville, there's everything from Vietnam veterans to world famous chess masters.

Around New Orleans, Jude Acres is known as the man with the red beret. His public chess table was a huge tourist attraction in the French Quarter.

Oak Grove ‘chess central’ for area players (DeSoto Times)

Oak Grove Central Elementary teacher Brenda Ballard was almost giddy over the success of the school’s first-ever “Chess Extravaganza” Friday.

More than 70 students from across the district and around the region participated in the event, which was sponsored by the Oak Grove Elementary Chess Boosters and kicked off at 6 p.m.

“We were really pleased with the way it turned out,” said Ballard. “We are considering having a second tournament in the spring.”

Allegations not new for Fort Collins chess coach (Rocky Mountain News)

Charles Spine stopped playing chess 23 years ago when he accused his mentor of molestation.

At 11, he'd come to idolize Robert M. Snyder, a well-known chess master and coach he'd met at a California boy's club.

But what began as the ideal student-teacher relationship escalated to unwanted advances and sexual contact, Spine said.

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