"Masters of the Game and Leaders by Example"

Left to right: James Black Jr., Justus Williams and Joshua Colas

Richard Perry for The New York Times

Fewer than 2 percent of the 47,000 members of the United States Chess Federation are masters — and just 13 of them are under the age of 14. 

Among that select group of prodigies are three black players from the New York City area — Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black Jr. — who each became masters before their 13th birthdays.

Check out this great story in The New York Times.

And let's work together to create some competition for the New Yorkers.

As long as we're posting articles from NY papers....

Great article on James Black in yesterday's Daily News.

Here's my challenge to Rahm: why can't we turn out greater champions in Chicago?

P.S. You can also watch the WNYC interview with James Black: