Friday, January 21, 2022
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Good Morning Chess Friends,
I hope you all are doing well. I just want to inform you of all the amazing things we have been doing in Bridgeport, CT. Starbuck Foundation(a non-profit that provides free chess lessons and other programs to Bridgeport Youth) started a new online chess program on Jan 3rd: FREE chess programs 5 days(Mon-Fri) a week from 5-6pm for 10 years and under. We use chess.com and Zoom to teach these amazing talents. I'm happy to say, we have over 90 kids in our mailing list with an average of 15 students in any class.
Besides this, we also have GIRLS ONLY, chess class for 10 years and under every Monday from 6-7pm. As you all know, there aren't a lot of female chess players and we are trying to make a difference!
These classes are caught by Professional DIG Coaches including NBCC chess players: Carter Clayton, Shesh Bhudabatti, and Jithya Sajeevan.
Carter, Shesh, and Jithya have been doing an AMAZING job teaching these kids and I'm hearing a lot of good compliments from parents about their coaching.
Thirdly, we also have a chess class for ages 11-18. They practice twice a week with other DIG Coaches.
Our goal is to make Bridgeport, the next chess city town in the next 5 years. Not only Bridgeport players are learning the game, but also applying many of the strategy skills in their real life. Some players like Sebastian Lopez, who is in our 11-18 Bridgeport Chess Program, achieved a 1300 rating within 8 months of playing chess!
Thank you for taking the time to read this. CT will be known for chess in a few years! 
Respectfully,
Coach Jithu
Director of Operations
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