Cook County inmates participating in third international chess competition

Cook County inmates participating in virtual chess competition


Cook County inmates participating in virtual chess competition

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CHICAGO (CBS)– Inmates at Cook County jail are flexing their strategy skills during the jail’s third virtual international chess competition.

It’s part of a partnership with the International Chess Federation.

Created in 2012, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office says the program is widely regarded as a model program for jails and prisons around the world.

The chess matches got underway at 9 a.m.

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