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The ancient game of Chess is growing in popularity among elementary school children, especially for one 1st grader at Wiley Elementary in Raleigh.

Wiley Elementary School 1st grader winning chess championships

First grader Anungoo Chinzorig is among the youngest avid player in Wiley's Chess Club.

Afghani children are learning chess from a grandmaster, connecting to a game some say was born in their home country.

PROMPOSAL WITH A RESOUNDING YES. I THINK I PROPOSE AN ALREADY LET HIM GO TO PROM FOR SOME YOUNG AFGHAN CHILDREN. REFUGEES NOW ADAPTING TO A NEW LIFE HERE IN OUR STATE AND IN WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS. >> THEY FACE BOTH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. BUT TODAY THEY LEARNED THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF AN ANCIENT GAME CHESS WRAL'S JOE FISHER EXPLAINS HOW THE GAME OF CHESS HELPS THEM FEEL CLOSER TO HOME >> IT'S GAME TIME FOR THIS SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENTS AT STYLE ELEMENTARY IN RALEIGH. THEY CAME TO LEARN THE GAME OF L ALREADY A BODY IS A CHESS GRANDMASTER NOW LIVING IN DURHAM. HE INTRODUCED THE STUDENTS. TAKE KINGS QUEENS, BISHOPS AND NOBLE KNIGHTS. THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE REFUGEES FROM THEIR TROUBLED HOMELAND OF AFGHANISTAN. WE'RE CHEST, SOME SAY WAS BORN BOTH INDIA AND PERSIA CHESS HAS ITS OWN CAROL MEYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF U.S. CHESS SAYS THE GAME ITSELF HAS BEEN ATTACKED IN AFGHANISTAN. THERE WAS A TIME BACK IN THE EARLY 2, THOUSANDS WHEN THE TALIBAN GOVERNMENT WAS FIRST WHERE CHESS WAS ACTUALLY BANNED WITH THE TALIBAN BACK IN CONTROL CHEST MAY ONCE AGAIN BECOME A CRIME. PRINCIPAL CHRIS SAYS HERE THE GAME HAS HELPED TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS, OBVIOUSLY IN A IN A NEW PLACE AT A NEW TIME FEELING VERY FOREIGN TO THEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT OF FAMILIARITY WITH SOMETHING THAT THEY LOVE IT SIMPLE AS THE GAME OF CHESS. AND AGAIN, IT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO RIGHT TO HAVE OUR KIDS JUST TO SEE THE TWINKLE IN THEIR EYES WHEN THEY'RE LEARNING. >> AND ON ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE STILL TRYING TO MASTER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. AND SO ONE CONNECTION FOR THEM. >> WITH THE GAME OF CHESS, IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT. WE SEE CHESS IS A UNIVERSAL GAME. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE TODAY. THESE KIDS WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE PIECES EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T YET MASTER THE LANGUAGE THAT WE WERE SPEAKING IN THE BRAND. >> IN THE END, EACH STUDENT TOOK THEIR OWN NEW CHESS AT

Chess helps refugee children feel at home in Wake County

Elementary age Afghan child refugees now adapt to a new life in our state in the Wake County School system. They face barriers of both language and culture. That's why they were given an opportunity to learn an ancient game that was born in their homeland.

Afghan refugees in Raleigh learn the game of their homeland while adjusting to new life

Priyav Chandna oversees the chess education of nearly 300 students through MyChessTutor. He founded the online chess academy in his first year of college. Chandna handpicked 24 instructors from around the world to teach using Zoom and a virtual chess board.

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Actress Beth Behrs has a new obsession -- chess -- and the Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit" is to blame. Her obsession even got her into trouble on the set of the CBS show "The Neighborhood," where she plays Gemma Johnson.

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How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Is Inspiring Women to Take Up Chess

Sabina is from Romania. Elshan is from Iran. They've already traveled the world, competing against the world's top chess players. Now, they're growing their relationship in Durham.