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4 Horizon 4th-graders rule chess boards (Huntsville Times, AL)

The reigning kings of elementary chess championships are four fourth-grade students from Horizon Elementary School.

Dennis Dergunov, John Weber, Austin Troup and Mark Reuter have taken the first-place trophy at nearly every tournament they have entered this year, including last month's Alabama State Chess Championship in Tuscaloosa, said team sponsor Beth Bero, an enrichment teacher at Horizon.

The team also took first place at a tournament held last month at Discovery Middle School.

Lessons from Chess (KFYR-TV, ND)

Sorry, Candyland, Chutes and Ladders are some of the most popular board games for kids. But while those might be the most popular, don`t think your preschooler can`t handle something a little more complex. Many four and five year olds are able to understand games like checkers. Jody Kerzman`s son, Jacob, is one of those kids. So recently, Jody got Jacob a new game, one she doesn`t even know how to play.

Jody says Jake has always loved puzzles and board games. When he mastered the game of checkers earlier this year, grandpa decided his fifth birthday was the perfect time to introduce the game of chess.

Now, just three weeks later, he`s already mastered that game, too. Playing chess is helping Jake develop some very important life skills. On this day, Jake explains the rules of chess to child development expert Bridget Martel. Bridget explains why learning chess is so good for kids Jake`s age.

Student takes chess game to new levels (Hilton Head Island Packet, SC)

Rade Musulin spent one summer vacation sprawled out on his living room floor, plotting chess strategy gleaned from a dense six-volume tome written by one of the game's masters.

It's paid off.

The freshman at Heritage Academy has racked up a dresser-top full of trophies at state and national tournaments, most recently placing 13th in his division at the High School National Chess Championship.

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