The Martha s Vineyard Times
The Chilmark library is hosting a beginner s chess class this spring. Steve Buissinne
The Chilmark library hosts a beginner’s chess class for all ages online Tuesday, May 11, at 6 pm.
Chess instructor Glenn Davison, a member of the Massachusetts Chess Association and the U.S. Chess Federation, will lead this session. The class includes learning how to set up chess boards, using pawns, chess pieces and how they move to win, 10 tips for playing a better game, and how to win a game of chess in four moves. Davison presents the class with the “enthusiasm of a lifelong chess player who plays often,” according to a press release from the library.
For the past twenty years, chess instructor Glenn Davison has found great enjoyment in sharing his knowledge of chess with others. Although he does not live in Falmouth, he recently shared his passion for the game with Upper Cape residents via his online chess courses at the Falmouth Public and West Falmouth libraries.
When asked where his passion for chess began, Mr. Davison recalled fond memories of time spent with his father.
âMy father, who was also a chess teacher, taught me how to play at the age of sixâ, he said.
While a career with large corporations doing remote and in-person training kept him busy for many years, he wanted to dedicate some of his retirement doing the thing heâs loved for most of his life. To Mr. Davison, chess is not a profession but a lifeâs passion, brought on by his father. Continuing in his footsteps, Mr. Davison now shares his love of chess with the world.