He played with his brothers, sometimes in the family’s barn, learning the moves to checkmate his opponent’s king, the object of the game. Weatherbee Elementary School, as well.īishop learned chess the old-fashioned way, with a family chessboard and by experimenting with the board pieces: pawns, bishops, knights, rooks, queens and kings. He began volunteering with the chess club at Reeds Brook Middle School, and later at George B. He didn’t even know there was a chess club until after he’d begun work in 2013. He was exploring new opportunities in the field - and not having much luck - when someone told him about a school custodial job. He was burned out from his job in the telecommunications industry and took an early retirement package at age 50. In Hampden, Bishop’s coaching success followed a happy twist of fate.
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