Cass Tech's Charisse Woods defeats chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley | Detroit Is ... [[freep.com)
Check and Mate!
Way to go Charisse Woods. She is next Bobby Fischer.
From one Cass Tech alumni I say great going my dear.
Congratulations Ms. Woods! You make all Detroiters proud.
Awesome! Love to see a 'Cass Technician' do it grand.
Kudos to Detroit Public Schools Community District as well.
I couldn't find a transcript of the game but here's their website: Detroit City Chess Club.
Maybe it will show up there later.
From my 1966 yearbook. It's been 56 years but it looks the same, amazing.
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Apparently the game was recorded on video but only some of it appears above. The stupid chyron obscures some of the board.Quote:
A Cass Tech senior beat a chess grandmaster, declaring "check mate."
Charisse was a regular when the Detroit City Chess Club [DCCC] met at the DIA on Fridays pre-pandemic. In the picture below, she is getting sendoff with DCCC creator Kevin Fite prior to traveling to Europe for an international tournament.
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Charisse playing at the DIA next to Kevin Fite.
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