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Culture Club: A Singapore collective making chess cool again
Did you try playing chess on your mobile phone after watching "The Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix to see if you might actually be a chess prodigy? The Queen’s Gambit's viral moment may have passed, but for some young people out there, the game is still only heating up. Made up of a group of 20-something- year-olds, Aliwal Chess Club has been holding public chess meet-ups in Kampong Gelam since 2021. Hirfan Romzi, Founder, Aliwal Chess Club tells us how they are making the game of chess cool again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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