This story is part of NowKalamazoo’s limited-run series revisiting local businesses and organizations we featured in previous years. The Kalamazoo Premier Chess Club started out as a dream. In four years, it’s become a thriving space for people young and old to learn to strategize.
Read the original story here: Learning to checkmate life’s wrong moves
In 2021, a chess club for all ages had just relaunched in the city of Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood. At the time, the idea behind the Kalamazoo Premier Chess Club was simple: Use the timeless game to bring people together, offer a safe haven in the face of rising gun violence, and spark conversations about strategy, resilience, and life…