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I wonder how many more kids would have come to chess club at school if they’d been able to eat the pieces at the end of the game?
Actually, scratch that — they’d probably just eat the pieces mid-game.
Here are some chocolate chess pieces wh
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In this Thursday, April 23, 2009 photo, Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis at one of the 150 boards available for play at the center in St. Louis. The center will be hosting the U.S. Chess Championship,...
