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“I’ve always lived in the not-so-good neighborhoods where there are many abandoned houses and crime everywhere growing up, ” said Tamyre Watkins.
Watkins used to be a fist fighter, scuffling with girls is all she knew to survive in the city of Detroit.
Those fights often lead to trouble until she met her match in Kevin Fite, who convinced her principal instead of a suspension, he would teach her a game that would transform her life.”
Clifford, Carolyn. “Detroit Chess Club Coach Kevin Fite is creating future leaders by teaching kids the game of chess.” WXYZ, WXYZ Detroit, 8 Nov. 2019, www.wxyz.com/7-in-your-neighborhood-section/detroit-chess-club-coach-kevin-fite-is-creating-future-leaders-by-teaching-kids-the-game-of-chess.