My Son Was A Highly Competitive Chess Player. Then COVID-19 Happened.
Jasmine Goldband At age 10, Ivry is interviewed by the Pittsburgh Tribune for his successes and achievements in chess. My son’s love for chess began when we signed him up for a chess class at age 4. Three years later, he would compete against older contestants both in local tournaments and in the U.S. National Open ― many of these he’d won. At around the same time, he became the second-ranked player in Pennsylvania for his age group. I was an amateur chess player myself, but with no ferocious desire to win. Still, I was ecstatic when he started bringing home prize money and trophies. He...
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