Two female teenagers attended the Pan American Chess festival in Cali Columbia. A university student represented us at the World University Games in China.
Hazel Acosta of St. Croix won the gold medal and William van Renesselaer of St. Thomas took a silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Chess Games in Puerto Rico.
International Grand Master Maurice Ashley entertained and educated more than 200 students and teachers at the theater in Sunny Isle.
Margaret Murphy was a presenter at the 2nd George Koltanowski Memorial Conference on Chess and education in Dallas in November.