Amid turmoil, chess helps Ferguson kids cope, excel

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Grade-schoolers from the Ferguson, Missouri, area say an after-school chess program has helped boost their confidence and made them better students.
Eleven students from Walnut Grove Elementary School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District gathered Tuesday at the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center for a year-end celebration for the Your Move Chess program. The St. Louis-based Catholic health care company Ascension partnered with the chess club to offer the prog