How 12-year-old ‘Messi of chess’ Faustino Oro became the second youngest Grandmaster ever

A month-and-a-half shy of becoming the youngest-ever, 12-year-old from Argentina became just the seventh player to achieve ...
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Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...