“You can play chess no matter what disability you can have.” ♟️
The inaugural North American Chess Cup for Children with Disabilities will debut in Denver this summer, thanks to, his father Kevin McConnell and their new nonprofit organization.
Chess players of all skill levels are welcome to enter, Kevin said. There will be volunteers to notate all seven chess rounds and offer a post-game analysis with participants after each round to help them improve. Additionally, two grandmasters, Tatev Abrahamyan and Katerina Nemcova, will attend and offer free chess workshops.
The tournament won’t just be focused on chess, Griffin said, but also having fun, feeling comfortable and meeting other people with disabilities. Griffin is a state chess champion who was diagnosed at age 5 with epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by seizures. He’s undergone four brain surgeries to stop the seizures, including two hemispherectomy procedures, a surgery that disconnects the left and right sides of the brain and causes some paralysis.Chess helped Griffin through his brain surgeries, he said, and it is an activity in which his disability doesn’t really affect him.
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