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What’s With All These Middle-Schoolers Anyway?

by scribe | Apr 22, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments, US Chess League

I know, I already posted earlier this week about Elizabeth Spiegel and the awesome job that she has done with I.S. 318 in Brooklyn. But that was before I understood the full scope of their accomplishment. I only realized it when I looked at her web page this morning,...

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