'This was a big deal. This was the national championships. So you had teams coming from all across the country to compete, and it's the biggest stage in the whole United States,' coach Joshua Posthuma said.
A small chess team from Detroit scored a big win this past weekend, taking second place in a national chess tournament.
"This was a big deal. This was the national championships. So you had teams coming from all across the country to compete, and it's the biggest stage in the whole United States," coach Joshua Posthuma said.The students are from Detroit, making up an all-Black, co-ed chess team; nine boys and three girls.
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