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Jamaal Abdul-Alim (“All-Girls,” p. 28) is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer Chess Fireworks who covers higher education and chess. Chessplayers celebrate Independence Day at the biggest open tournament Jorge Berrera (“Scholastics,” p. 32) has been of the year, the World Open in teaching chess in schools for ten Philadelphia. The event features years. Starting at the Berkeley Chess School in California, he a quarter of a million dollar projected now lives in Chicago and teaches prize fund (and $200,000 guaranteed) as part of the Renaissance and spans from July 4-8.