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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Chess Champs Rise From Migrant Worker Community

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011


Hi everyone,


Here is a nice audio link and transcript.


Mendota, Calif. is a town of droughts, industrial agriculture and high unemployment. But it has recently been recognized as the home to a group of Latino high school boys who've won a state title in chess. To learn about the boys' achievement, guest host Tony Cox speaks with the triumphant team's coach Vaness French and one of its members Chrispin Reyes.






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2 comments:

  1. Saira Fernandes, MadridJuly 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Chess gives kids so much confidence and courage in life

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