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Indian American Chess King Captures Oklahoma’s Imagination

Indian American Chess King Captures Oklahoma’s Imagination

MOORE, Okla. — Joe Veal, who spent a recent afternoon teaching chess to children at a recreation center near Moore, admits the game’s reputation as a stodgy pastime for geeks and nerds. Perception is changing. Popular culture has something to do with that. Take the life-sized, high-stakes chess match that figured prominently in the first Harry Potter […]