why chess across borders

Chess Across Borders started years ago…

• It started when I first learned chess at the age of 8 (my brother and a neighbor taught me)
• It started when I won my first chess championship
• It started when I became Harlem’s youngest chess champion
• It started when I became a national chess master
• It started when I taught chess to young people in under-served areas and saw the first smiles of pride and wonder on their faces when ... read more