Let's play! How Fort Wayne's chess subculture is growing and using the game to bridge community gaps

Chess has been rising in popularity as a "hip" pandemic pastime since The Queen's Gambit hit Netflix in 2020. But you might not realize Fort Wayne has a thriving chess subculture of its own.

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Let's play! How Fort Wayne's chess subculture is growing and using the game to bridge community gaps

Let's play! How Fort Wayne's chess subculture is growing and using the game to bridge community gaps

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Let's play! How Fort Wayne's chess subculture is growing and using the game to bridge community gaps

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Let's play! How Fort Wayne's chess subculture is growing and using the game to bridge community gaps