Using chess to empower girls - Barbados Today
The Netflix television series the Queen’s Gambit has recently brought chess into the mainstream spotlight as it soared to unheralded popularity.The story of Beth Harmon is one of a woman who rises in a men’s dominated sports amidst a struggle with drugs and depression. She however empowers herself through her chess playing abilities and eventually this leads her to a life of happiness and fulfillment without chemical dependencies.It was a few weeks ago that the activities manager Ann-Marie Greene contacted the Barbados Chess Federation (BCF) about organizing a chess event at the Cobblers C...
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