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Multi-award-winning movie sparked chess club boom

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It’s been almost 10 years since the 2014 multi-award-winning movie, The Dark Horse, shone a spotlight on the game of chess. Noble Keelan and Bailey Sadlier reflect on how the movie changed the perspective of the game . . .

Before the movie the game of chess had started to pick up, but through the hype of the movie it started to pick up big time here in Gizzy,” said Noble.   “The numbe...


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