8-year-old African-American girl emerges winner of US chess competition, sets outstanding record

An exceptional 8-year-old girl named Diamond Shakoor has set an outstanding record by becoming the youngest African-American female to go undefeated in a Chess National competition in the United States. Diamond, from Columbus, Ohio, became the youngest African-American female to go undefeated in the United States Chess Federation competition (USCF) that took place in Florida in 2009.

 

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