Brian's Chess Club - Gum Spring Library

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Today was the last chess club meeting of Brian's Chess Club - Gum Spring Library that Brian Tay started over three years ago. His mission was simple: create a welcoming space where kids (K-8) could gather and learn and play chess in the Dulles South community and it was his way of giving back to the community what chess has given him over the past decade.

It has been amazing watching the impact that his chess club has had on the kids (over 450 families registered, 20-40 kids attending each week) over the years, and how the chess club -- which is still the only one of its kind in the county -- grew into a hub of learning, friendship, and community, under his tutelage.

This isn't the end though; the chess club will continue in the Fall as the torch is passed to his friend, WFM Ananya Ananth, who will relaunch it in the new school year under her stewardship, and the hope is that the legacy continues.

♟️rocks!

It may be a nice Spring day outside but we're busy playing and learning chess inside! ♟️