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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1977
Page
5
A seven year old chess prodigy from the West team used a teddy bear to psych out an opponent during a match. The boy studied his foe, pulled the bear from his bag and faced the opponent with a bold unrecorded second move. The game ended with his king trapped behind three pawns as the observer declared mate.
A reader letter decries a Star editorial on President Carter, praising his first year and energy program while defending the administration’s energy and foreign policy moves. The piece lauds Carter’s openness, discredits Nixon era criticisms, and urges balanced coverage. It also profiles Collins' Kids chess team headed to Iceland with coach John Collins.
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