A2: Chess

Writing on the U.S. Chess Federation website, Jonathan Hilton describes some recent matches, including one with an Ann Arbor connection: “My opponent was seventh-grader Atulya Shetty from Ann Arbor, Michigan – a bright student of the game whose rating has skyrocketed from ‘Class C’ to Expert level in just a few years. The game began with me taking the Black side of an Exchange Lopez, an opening which sometimes gives me fits when I’m trying to play for the win. As I watched the queens being swapped before my very eyes, I wondered why I still haven’t taken up the Sicilian Defense after all these years.” [Source]