Chess, a game that has no linguistic barriers

Young chess masters go four rounds
First Sister City tourney fundraiser for exchange
By Rachel Denny Clow Caller-Times
January 28, 2007

Kindergartners and adults battled through four rounds of chess during the first Sister City Chess Championship on Saturday at Oveal Williams Senior Center.

The four-round tournament gave 60 participants the chance to earn United States Chess Federation points while giving the city’s Sister City budget a boost.

“The reason we chose to sponsor the chess tournament is chess is a game that has no linguistic barriers,” said Ellen Murry, fundraising chairwoman for the program’s steering committee. “You can be in a plaza in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a shopping mall in Yokosuka, Japan, or anywhere in Europe and sit down, open a chess board and start playing with anyone.”

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