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" _ ' ' ' laying chess isn’t all fun and games—especially when it comes to
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Fund is bringing new meaning to the game through its Qleen City Classic
Chess in Schools program, which places trained chess instructors in
elementary, middle and high schools across Greater Cincinnati.

“We saw from the very beginning of this program that two children with
different backgrounds, different color skin, sometimes even different

— 5* languages can sit across from each other and play a great game of chess,”
' ' , said Penn Pomeranz, co-founder of the ueen Ci Classic Chess
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' ' ' Tournament and the Chess in Schools program. “Chess is the great
equalizer.” >
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