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Lessons to players like 12-year-old andre. >> i really wanted to do this interview, because i wanted thousands of people to see the big impact that chess has had on my life. >> reporter: after their story aired in september, donations poured in, enough to provide every student a set to take home and allow fletcher to expand his reach to hundreds of thousands of students across the states and overseas. >> they're all incredible. >> reporter: including training chess coaches virtually in switzerland and uganda. >> that's been a dream of mine to be able to have an impact globally. >> reporter: wh...

>> reporter: damen fletcher thinks so. he created "train of thought," a program that brings chess to kids from some of l.a.'s toughest neighborhoods. >> there are just so many children that stand to gain so much from the game of chess. >> reporter: fletcher says chess saved his life as a teen, so he now uses it to teach life lessons to players like 12-year-old andre. >> i really wanted to do this interview because i wanted thousands of people to see the big impact chess has had on my life. >> reporter: after their story aired in september, donations pored in, enough to provide every student a ...