Chess Club challenges community to tourney

Two years ago Poiette McGill-Bromell began Mullins High School’s Chess Club to help students improve their cognitive and critical thinking skills.

“I felt that if I could get four or five kids to learn the game that would be four or five kids making good use of their extra time,” Bromell said.

Now 12 students meet Wednesday after school to play chess.

Freshman Marissa Lauyans plays chess with her father.  She joined the chess club so she would have the opportunity to play others.
“It gets me out of the house and keeps me sharp and focused,” said junior Nicholas Stover. He and his brother are both members of the chess club.

Braxton Stover, a sophomore, is described as one of the best by some of his peers.  Stover said he came up with a strategy to achieve a four to six move checkmate.

The students describe a chess club in Mullins as unexpected because they say the school is primarily focused on sports.

The Mullins High School Chess Club would like to challenge any area schools that have a chess club to a tournament.  They also open the invitation to community members interested in a match. 

Anyone interested in challenging the team should contact Poiette McGill-Bromell at .