From chess aficionados to beginning players, the second- through fifth-grade members of the Meramec Elementary Chess Club are spending one hour per week before or after school this fall honing their chess skills while participating in friendly competition with their peers. The fourth- and fifth-graders also are focused on a long-term goal: upholding their school’s fifth place title at the state chess competition this spring. Click on the headline to read more and view photos.
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