In the United States and Canada, February is Black History Month, a tradition that began in 1926 and seeks to commemorate important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. A good occasion for US Chess National Master and renowned coach Jerald Times to draw attention to the growing number of successful black chess players and the history of black chess players in the United States. | Photo: Rochelle Ballantyne | Source: <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAAfLLy0VEs">YouTube, Stanford 125, Rochelle Ballantyne</a>
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Rochelle Ballantyne, a New York lawyer, is pursuing her dream of becoming the first Black female chess master. Ballantyne said she has been trying to reach her goal for over a decade. Reuters reported that the 26-year-old was featured in the 2012 documentary Brooklyn Castle, highlighting a chess club at a middle school in New York City.
The Gift of Chess reaches Seychelles Prison
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Most, if not all inmates have earned the status following a bad move, where they did .