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041 You may know her as one of the featured students from the 2012 documentary, Brooklyn Castle. A superb film that covered a low-income, junior high school’s talented chess team. One of the main students the film explored was the inspiring story of Rochelle Ballantyne.
Ten years after its release, Rochelle is now a 3rd-year law student at New York University.
She also recently re-committed to her goal of becoming the first American Black woman to earn the NM title.
In this episode, we cover:
Where to Watch Brooklyn Castle:
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>> Neither? How about checking out Daniel's chess.com profile? Witness his countless, embarrassing blitz losses. He even accepts some friend requests. (Ad)
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041 You may know her as one of the featured students from the 2012 documentary, Brooklyn Castle. A superb film that covered a low-income, junior high school’s talented chess team. One of the main students the film explored was the inspiring story of Rochelle Ballantyne.
Ten years after its release, Rochelle is now a 3rd-year law student at New York University.
She also recently re-committed to her goal of becoming the first American Black woman to earn the NM title.
In this episode, we cover:
Where to Watch Brooklyn Castle:
--------
Want to join my exclusive community for adult chess improvers?
Chess Improver Monthly . Check out all the membership benefits here.
---------
How You Can Support the Pod:
Join this show’s Patreon called “Podcast Perks” and get benefits like:
Click here to join the Patreon for The Chess Experience.
Or you can…
>>Support this pod by grabbing a chess.com membership which will help you improve your chess & defeat your enemies. A small portion will fund this pod - and every bit helps! Just click this link.
>> Neither? How about checking out Daniel's chess.com profile? Witness his countless, embarrassing blitz losses. He even accepts some friend requests. (Ad)

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