How an impromptu chess lesson to teen basketball players turned into a hit summer camp
by Wayne MacPhail from CBC | Edmonton News on (#5P5GP)
Earlier this summer, Israel Crooks brought a chess set to a basketball game in a Hamilton park, and after noticing kids weren't playing ball strategically, he introduced them to the board game. A few free ad hoc lessons became a full summer series for teens eager to learn from a man who grew up playing chess in Jamaica.