A legendary Brooklyn high school chess team is headed off to the national championships in Washington D.C. this week for the first time since the pandemic began.
Over the years, the classroom, which is decorated with photos with politicians, class portraits, and plaques displaying the team's accolades, has seen some of the best players in the nation.
Weiss founded the club in 1981, soon bringing this unique public high school to the forefront of the nation's chess world. The past 42 years have clearly been eventful; the team has earned dozens of accolades, including eight national wins, and nearly 40 city and state titles. "First thing I did when I came to Murrow was I went to the club directory and looked up where the chess team was," he said.
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