In the gymnasium at Duniway Elementary School, 80 kids sit at tables and play games on a Saturday morning. But this cavernous room isn't ringing with playful outbursts or giggles; there is no whirl of youthful exuberance.
Instead, forty pairs of young people are sitting across from one another at tables on March 1, nearly motionless, gazing at a chess board.
Just outside the gym's doorway, Julie Young, executive director for "Chess for Success", whispers to us in the hushed tones of a TV golfing commentator, "We're holding our regional tournaments today."
In the hallway, Young explains this event is one of 25 regional tournaments being put on by their organization. "Kids are competing for titles within their age category. The winners will go on to the final playoffs."
Instead, forty pairs of young people are sitting across from one another at tables on March 1, nearly motionless, gazing at a chess board.
Just outside the gym's doorway, Julie Young, executive director for "Chess for Success", whispers to us in the hushed tones of a TV golfing commentator, "We're holding our regional tournaments today."
In the hallway, Young explains this event is one of 25 regional tournaments being put on by their organization. "Kids are competing for titles within their age category. The winners will go on to the final playoffs."
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