Chicago high school chess player starts online tutoring to diversify the growing popularity of the game
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Chess has undergone a huge resurgence since COVID and the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit,” as new players looked to learn and play online during the pandemic. The website And a huge social meme last year featured soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo playing chess.
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