Could chess instruction be the key to academic success in Birmingham classrooms?By Evan Belangeron July 14, 2014 at 3:14 PM, updated July 14, 2014 at 3:54 PM BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Unless you’re a chess fan, you probably didn’t know...
Chess team gets support from councilwoman
Birmingham school’s award-winning chess team gets support from councilwoman By Joseph D. Bryant November 05, 2012 at 9:34 AM BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Birmingham City Councilwoman Lashunda Scales gave new meaning to the term ‘check mate’ during a recent visit to...
Thank you Michigan!
I spent the last 2 days in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Detroit to take part in a very special chess documentary. A part of it was done at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Everyone was so wonderful. The Academy...