Enthusiasts Use Chess To Bring Academic Growth to Urban Youths

By Peter West

NEW YORK--The overcast dawn is barely breaking as children pour into a classroom at Community Elementary School 70 and begin eagerly laying out chessboards and setting up pieces.

As the 1st- and 2nd-grade boys and girls bolt through the door, many receive a playful squeeze from David MacEnulty as he hands out plastic bags full of chessmen.

A little while later, as he plays one match while kibitzing another, Mr. MacEnulty begins fielding questions from the young players around him that the chess...

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