Cook County Jail chess team places 2nd in international tournament
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Chess team at Cook County Jail places 2nd in international tournament
On Tuesday morning, seven individuals at the Cook County Jail competed in an online international chess tournament and took second place.
COOK COUNTY - On Tuesday morning, seven individuals at the Cook County Jail competed in an online international chess tournament and took second place.
The chess tournament included individuals from Armenia, Spain and Russia.
Cook County Jail chess team participating in international tournament on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Chess is more than an entertaining past time, the game teaches its players valuable life lessons, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said in a statement. It requires these men to practice critical thinking and [to] consider the risks and rewards of their decisions, which are valuable skills they can take with them when they return to their communities.
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