Keeping Up With the Clubs: Chess Club

photo by Sarah Hinnant

Junior Ronald Deer moves his pawn in a match during the Chess Club meeting. Chess club is free for anybody to join.

On Aug. 29, the Chess Club held its first meeting. During the meeting, president Antonio Pizza discussed plans for the year, including a possible tournament with Oviedo, as well as basic strategies for beginning chess players. 

“I am excited to be continuing the club and the possibility of a tournament, getting to show people that chess is a sport,” Pizza said. 

For the rest of the meeting, students broke into pairs to play chess. This gave each student a chance to learn how the game works and get a feel for their skills. 

Meetings will be held after school from 2:30-3:30 each Monday in Coach Kohn’s room, 4-113. Although the club is set to end at 3:30 games can continue on until 4:00. There is a chance that meetings will change to Fridays later in the year. Chess Club is free for anyone to join. 

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