Coming up short in the image game


HERE are several things we normally associate with chess: strategy, patience, thoughtfulness, quiet and equanimity.

Unfortunately, there is little of any of these in the controversy surrounding a 12-year-old girl’s withdrawal from the recent National Scholastic chess championship after tournament officials objected to her dress.

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