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YOUNGEST MASTER IN MICHIGAN 9TH GRADER ATULA SHETTY OF ANN ARBOR BEGINS HIS 46 PLAYER SIMUL AGAINST WASHINGTON PARKS
ACADEMY PLAYER KODI SMITH AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. ATULYA SHETTY BEING INTERVIEWED BY WDIV (NBC) NEWS.
BISI ONILE-ERE OF WDIV NEWS INTERVIEWS
ATULYA SHETTY BEFORE THE START OF THE SIMUL.
BISI ONILE-ERE INTERVIEWS ATULYA'S FATHER SHARAT.
ATULA SHETTY
ATULA SHETTY MAKES A MOVE AGAINST RAVYN GARDNER.
LAMAR PRICE MAKING
HIS MOVE ATULYA SHETTY.
SIDNEI AUSTIN
MAKES HER MOVE AGAINST MASTER ATULYA SHETTY.
DARIUS DIXON MAKES
HIS MOVE WHILE ATULYA SHETTY AWAITS HIS TURN.
ATULYA SHETTY MAKES
A MOVE AGAINST THE ONLY PERSON WHO GOT A DRAW 11TH GRADER JA'MONTE ADAMS.
    ATULYA SHETTY MOVES
AGAINST TAYLOR COGSHELL.
ATULYA SHETTY MOVES AGAINST DARIAN WILLIAMS.
ATULYA SHETTY MOVES AGAINST NICOLE SUTTON.
ATULYA SHETTY WAITS FOR DONALD DAMERON TO MAKE HIS MOVE.
KIERRAH ROBERTS AND MICAH GOODEN SMILE AT THE CAMERA AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
RANDAL BEVELLE IS IN FULL CONCENTRATION AT SIMUL.
WHY IS NAIYAH STINSON IS HIDING FROM THE DCCC CAMERA?
NAIYAH STINSON AND
GABRIELLE STURDIVANT TAKE A QUICK BREAK DURING THE LONG SIMUL.
LAUREN BRADFORD
(CENTER) SHOWING OFF HER KARATE SKILLS WITH HER CHESS BUDDIES.
JAYLON WILLIAMS (LEFT) AND AARON
BARNETT GLANCE AT THE CAMERA FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE DIA.
WASHINGTON PARKS ACADEMY
TEACHER KATHY BURNS SHARES A MOMENT WITH A FEW OF HER STUDENTS.
SERENITY HARPER
IS SHOWING HER STRENGTH WHILE HOLDING HER PAWN.
ATULYA SHETTY AND LAMAR
PRICE FOCUSING ON THEIR CHESS POSITION.
ATULYA SHETTY WAITING
FOR CASS TECH'S DEVAUGHN CROXTON TO MOVE.
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INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER MARTHA FIERRO FROM
ECUADOR BEGINS HER 54 PLAYER SIMUL AGAINST DETROIT CITY CHESS CLUB AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. THIS WAS FIERRO'S
2ND MATCH AGAINST DCCC IN 4 YEARS. FREDCINA KITCHEN OF WASHINGTON PARKS ACADEMY
CONCENTRATES ON HER NEXT MOVE AGAINST GM FIERRO.
GM FIERRO SHAKES HANDS WITH FELICIA SALINAS WHILE HER
SISTER ASHLEY LOOKS ON.
DEJA KENNEDY HER MOVE.
GM MARTHA FIERRO
GRANDMASTER MARTHA FIERRO
JORDAN HOGAN
J'NISE BYRD OF BATES ACADEMY.
DETROIT CITY CHESS CLUB THINKS KYLE PIERCE JUST
LOST HIS QUEEN AGAINST GRANDMASTER FIERRO.
DID JOSEPH DOWNS OF CORNERSTONE ACADEMY MAKE
A SURPRISE MOVE AGAINST GM FIERRO?
WE THINK KIERRAH, RAYVN & KIERA ARE HAVING
A LITTLE TOO MUCH FUN AT THE SIMUL AGAINST GM FIERRO.
GUWOIN INGRAM OF WASHINGTON PARKS ACADEMY
DETROIT CITY CHESS CLUB WANTS TO KNOW "WHY
IS AHLON MITCHELL OFFERING GRANDMASTER FIERRO A DRAW"?
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DETROIT MUMFORD HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR CHESS MASTER
JAMES "JIMMY" CANTY III BEFORE THE START OF HIS SIMUL AGAINST 30 PLUS KIDS AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
ELIJAH MARTINEZ GETTING READY TO DO BATTLE
AGAINST CHESS MASTER JAMES CANTY III.
MASTER CANTY MAKES HIS MOVE AGAINST TAYLOR COGSHELL.
PONDERING
MR. CANTY MAKING HIS 2ND MOVE AT THE DETROIT
INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
KIERRAH ROBERTS LOOKS ON AS TAYLOR COGSHELL MAKES
HER MOVE AGAINST MASTER CANTY.
AZOLA MARTIN AWAITS MASTER CANTY NEXT MOVE
AT THE DIA.
MASTER CANTY THINKS HARD ON HIS MOVE AGAINST MICHAEL
BROWN. DEJA KENNEDY MAKES HER MOVE AGAINST MASTER CANTY.
JAMES CANTY III CONCENTRATES ON HIS MOVE.
MASTER CANTY FINISHES OFF A SUCCESSFUL GAME AGAINST
MARNA BRIDGEWATER. ALL PHOTOS BY KWABENA SHABU
CHESS EXPERT MICKEY MALOY TALKS TO SERENITY HARPER,
FREDCINA KITCHEN & BRANDY COPELAND BEFORE THE START OF HIS SIMUL AGAINST 36 KIDS FROM DETROIT CITY CHESS CLUB AT THE DETROIT
INSTITUTE OF ARTS. MICKEY MALOY SHARES A LAUGH WITH HIS NIECE
CARLA GIBSON. DETROIT CITY CHESS CLUB PLAYERS IN FULL CONCENTRATION
AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
SIDNEI AUSTIN MAKES A MOVE AGAINST MICKEY MALOY. NICOLE SUTTON MAKES HER FIRST MOVE.
ETANA WILSON MAKING HER FIRST MOVE AT THE DIA. AKIL LOOKS CAREFULLY AT HIS MOVES AGAINST MR.
MALOY.
MICKEY MALOY MAKES A MOVE AGAINST TAYLOR BENARD.
GABRIEL COLSTON MAKES A MOVE AGAINST MICKEY MALOY.
SERENITY HARPER MAKES HER MOVE. MICKEY MALOY IS IN DEEP CONCENTRATION. JOSHUA HARPER LOOKING UP AT THE CAMERA DURING
THE SIMUL AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
KHIERRA ROBERTS WRITING HER NOTATION AGAINST MICKEY
MALOY.
MICKEY MALOY WELCOMES UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT PLAYER PHILLIP
BROOKS IV.
AZOLA MARTIN AND AKIL SHARE A LAUGH DURING
THE SIMUL MATCH AT THE DIA.
KENNETH FITE IS CHECKING OUT THOM CALHOUN'S
GAME AT THE DIA CHESS SIMUL.
MICKEY MALOY MAKES A MOVE AGAINST JORDAN SWEET.
MICKEY MALOY MAKES HIS MOVE.
JAMES DAVENPORT MAKING HIS MOVE.
ALEXIS CLEMENTS IS ALL SMILES AT THE DIA CHESS
SIMUL.
MICHAEL BROWN
IS THAT MIESHA WILSON ON HER PHONE DURING THE SIMUL? PHILLIP BROOKS IV MAKING HIS MOVE. DETROIT CITY CHESS
CLUB WANTS TO KNOW "WHAT IS JAMES DAVENPORT AND PHILLIP BROOKS IV. DOING"?
KHIERRA ROBERTS IS ALLLLLLLL SMILES AT THE DETROIT
INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
IS THAT CARLA GIBSON PRETENDING TO BE CAMERA
SHY?
COUREY ANDERSON TAKES A LITTLE ADVICE FROM SOMEONE
ON HOW TO BEAT MICKEY MALOY.
DID HE JUST MAKE A GOOD MOVE?
IS THAT MS. COVER GIRL OR IS IT THE FORMER STATE CHESS PRIMARY
CHAMPION DANIELLE YOUNG.
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ARIEL LEVI SHAKES AZOLA MARTIN'S HAND AT DETROIT CITY CHESS
CLUB'S 1ST SIMUL OF THIS ACADEMIC SEASON AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTES OF ARTS.
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CHESS MASTER
ARIEL LEVI MAKES A MOVE AGAINST JALEN JACKSON
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MASTER ARIEL LEVI MAKES A MOVE ON CARLA
GIBSON
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ARIEL LEVI IS STUDYING A MOVE AGAINST DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS
AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
PHOTO BY KWABENA SHABU
GUWOIN
INGRAM MAKES A MOVE AGAINST ARIEL LEVI
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THE THREE MUSKETEERS JOSHUA HARPER, DARIAN WILLIAMS
& ALEX HINES ENJOY A MOMENT BEFORE THE BIG SIMUL AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTES OF ARTS.
PHOTO BY KWABENA SHABU ARIEL LEVI MAKES
A MOVE AGAINST GABRIEL COLSTON PHOTO BY KWABENA SHABU
ARIEL LEVI GOES AGAINST NICOLE SUTTON
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MASTER LEVI CONCENTRATES ON HIS NEXT MOVE
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AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SIMUL AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
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IS SERENITY HARPER SMILING BECAUSE SHE MADE A GOOD MOVE AGAINST MASTER
LEVI?
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NATIONALLY RANKED CHESS EXPERT & WINNER OF THE U.S. CHESS JUNIOR
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (UNDER 21) TIM MARONEY PLAYS AGAINST 33 DETROIT CITY CHESS PLAYERS AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
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TIM MARONEY GETTING READY TO MAKE A MOVE AGAINST 4TH GRADER JORDAN HOGAN.
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D3C PLAYERS ARE AWAITING THEIR TURN AGAINST CHESS EXPERT TIM MARONEY.
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5TH GRADER KIERA NETTLES IS THINKING OF HER NEXT MOVE AGAINST TIM MARONEY
WHILE 5TH GRADER DONOVAN MARTIN LOOKS ON.
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TIM MARONEY LOOKING AT A POSITION ON THE BOARD.
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MARONEY MAKES HIS MOVE AGAINST 7TH GRADER CURTIS KENNEDY.
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TAYLOR BENARD OF EAGLE CREEK ACADEMY THINKS ABOUT HER NEXT MOVE BEFORE TIM MARONEY COMES BACK AROUND TO HER BOARD.
NATIONAL CHESS MASTER BILL CALTON. NATIONAL CHESS MASTER BILL CALTON PLAYS A SIMUL AGAINST 30 DETROIT
CITY CHESS CLUB PLAYERS AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
KATHLEEN BURNS VISITS THE DIA TO WATCH SOME OF HER STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE SIMUL AGAINST MASTER CALTON. SERENITY HARPER, CHRISTIAN YANISH AND ARNOLD THOMAS PLAYING IN THE SIMUL AGAINST MASTER CALTON. COACH GLENN SMITH LOOKS AT SOME OF THE PLAYERS GAME. MASTER CALTON MAKES HIS MOVE AGAINST KAYLA THOMAS. TOP PLAYERS FROM CASS TECH (CENTER) D'METRIA WILSON AND AYANNA TAYLOR. JORDAN CANDIE (LEFT) SHARES A QUICK LAUGH WITH DONNELL MACLIN DURING
THE SIMUL MATCH.
DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS, ANDRE THORNE, PHILLIP BROOKS IV AND NAVRAJ SINGH ARE ALL CONCENTRATING ON THEIR NEXT MOVE AGAINST
CHESS MASTER BILL CALTON.
THE ACTION GETTING UNDERWAY.
AERIAL VIEW OF THE SIMUL AGAINST JOHN BROOKS
AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
KENNETH LYNN OF THE DIA (LEFT) TAKES A PICTURE WITH LONG TIME NATIONAL
CHESS MASTER JOHN BROOKS.
THOM CALHOUN, DONOVAN THORPE AND ARNOLD THOMAS ARE THINKING OF THEIR NEXT MOVE BEFORE MASTER JOHN BROOKS COMES BACK AROUND
FOR THEIR SIMUL. THIS SIMUL AGAINST MASTER BROOKS TOOK PLACE IN THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
ANOTHER AERIAL VIEW OF THE SIMUL. DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS, JAMES DAVENPORT, JORDAN CANDIE, NIA HIGHTOWER ARE ALL THINKING OF THE BEST POSSIBLE MOVE. JAMES DAVENPORT MAKING HIS MOVE AGAINST MASTER JOHN BROOKS. MADINA MATHIS (RIGHT) IS CONCENTRATING DEEPLY ON HER NEXT MOVE. MATHIS GRADUATED FROM CASS TECH WITH A SCHOLARSHIP
TO ATTEND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY THIS FALL. NEXT TO MATHIS IS UP AND COMING GREAT CHESS PLAYERS SIDNEI AUSTIN AND NIA HIGHTOWER.
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