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Notes from the board, the classroom, and the tournament hall.

Field notes on chess psychology in practice, drawn from coaching sessions, outreach work, and tournament weekends.

February 2, 2022

The Makoko Champion with Cerebral Palsy

In 2021, a boy in the Makoko slums of Lagos who had been bullied for his cerebral palsy won his section of a chess tournament. What happened next changed the course of his life.

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