Summer Story Contest
Call for Submission:
Chess for Unity invites k-12 chess players to submit a memorable story that occurred during their chess journey. One of the following topics can be chosen for submission:
- Describe your most memorable tournament and how it affected your chess career.
- What is the meaning behind each chess piece and what piece do you relate to the most?
- Why do you feel that chess is your passion?
Definitely, you can write about any story as long as it’s related to your chess journey. The deadline is by 11:59 PM ET on 9/18/2022.
Please submit your story via the link below:
Congratulations to the following players who have won a prize in the Summer Story Contest!
1st Place: Ken Milutin
2nd Place: Zichen Xu
3rd Place: Justin Mathew
Honorable Mention: Hrishikesh Vedula
We are very honored to read their fantastic stories. Their stories described the most memorable tournaments they have played, and explained to us the meanings each chess piece holds for them, and why chess is their lifelong passion. We hope our readers will enjoy these stories as we do.
Here are the stories. Enjoy!
Edited and designed by FM Arthur Xu, FM Jason Wang and FM Erick Zhao in October 2022.