Rochelle Ballantyne poised to become first Black woman chess master

“It’s because I’m Black and it’s because I’m a girl that people think it’s so impressive and it’s not,” said Ballantyne. “I’m just a girl who loves this game and there are other people who are good at it too.”

Q+A with Rochelle Ballantyne: Representation is Important

Brooklyn Castle: An inner-city school where chess legends are made

Brooklyn woman working to break barriers in chess

Episodes for The Chess Experience

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This Lawyer Is On A Mission To Become The First Black Female Chess Master: 'I Do Wanna See More Black Girls Playing Chess' - Blavity

Tuesday Open Thread, Black Child Prodigies, Rochelle Ballantyne

She's on her way to becoming the first Black female chess master in the US

These Young Black People Are True Geniuses

The Royal Oak Initiative

Dean moves cross-country, the first Black American female chess master, and a bar exam taker's removal - Nationaljurist

Promoting to a Black Chess Queen - The Chess Drum