![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His first step? To seek out the mentorship of Viktor Fleischmann, a Russian player. If the team is to survive, Mose knows he’ll need to bring the members closer together. And Zamir Hoxha is a recently arrived Albanian immigrant who is being bullied at school. Esther Toussaint is a self-driven overachiever with little time for the game. (He will wander off midcompetition and forfeit games.) Maggie Wang has problems with a creepy uncle at home. “Personality Disorder” Morales is a genius underachiever with truancy issues that frequently extend to chess. Mose is prone to concentration lapses, often the result of focusing too much on his opponent. Though united by a desire to prove themselves, Mose and his friends have difficulties that prevent them from giving their best. Mose is a keen amateur chess player and has organized a team to compete in tournaments run by the NYC Chess in the Schools program. This debut YA novel sees a Black chess enthusiast commit more fully to his high school teammates and-through their camaraderie-tackle problems away from the board.įourteen-year-old Moses “Mose” Middleton attends Q722, a public school in Jackson Heights, Queens. ![]()
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