Illegal move – go back

Published March 26, 2007
[ From Lansing State Journal ]

Making the right moves: Lansing leaders, kids square off for chess week
Game teaches patience, logic

By Nicole Geary Lansing State Journal

“Illegal move; go back,” he said, his chin in both hands, eyes locked on the board.

Michael Spencer’s opponent had to re-plan.

Rook to C3? Castle the king?

“It’s a fun game, but you have to think before you move,” fellow 8-year-old Darquin Malone said, finally taking his turn. “It’s like thinking before you do something in life. … Your move.”

The Woodcreek Elementary School third-graders have only been learning chess since fall, but they – and a growing number of local students and educators – take the game seriously.

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