Teens embracing virtual chess as pandemic recreation

Hey kids, how have you been managing to keep yourselves occupied during time spent at home over the last year, due to the pandemic?

Other than school lessons over Zoom and gaming… have any of you been tempted to play chess against opponents from across the seas? If so, you’re not alone: interest in the noble board game has soared… even if many would consider it ‘old school’ recreation.

In this video, CBC Kids News contributor Alexia Sabau talks to women’s International Master Svitlana Demchenko, 17, about the game’s recent surge in popularity and the skills needed to excel in playing.

View the original video here.

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