Epilepsy surgery and half body paralysis couldn’t stop Griffin McConnell from becoming chess pro

Epilepsy surgery and half body paralysis couldn’t stop Griffin McConnell from becoming chess pro

Griffin McConnell, 17, of Colorado become a public chest ace simply a year subsequent to going through a fourth tiresome mind surgery to treat his extreme epilepsy

In March, he acquired the sought after title subsequent to scoring a rating of 2,200 or higher

He started playing the game when he was four, around a similar time his epilepsy started to show

At 13, he acquired the title of chess master by the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) for arriving at a rating of 2,000 or higher

Notwithstanding the obstacles, he kept on playing chess, a game that he portrays as ‘a piece of me’

In 2021, Griffin and his father began, Chess Abilities, a not-for-profit to give individuals with incapacities, especially kids, more chances to play chess

The association will have its initial yearly competition in Denver from June 21 through the 26th

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