EP 80 | Part 1 | Ranae Bartlett, President, Madison City Chess League & Chair, Madison City Council

Ranae Bartlett has done some amazing work in her time as a resident of Madison City. In addition to serving on the School Board and presently as the Chair of the City Council, Ranae started the Madison Chess league back in 2013. The league just celebrated its 10th anniversary and has grown each year since inception. There are many exciting tournaments that Madison City will be hosting. Getting girls interested in Chess has been a major push for Ranae and, as you will hear in this episode, that objective has been more than achieved!

For more information on the Madison Chess League visit https://madisonchess.com
For more information on the City of Madison visit https://madisonal.gov

Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town Podcast
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Episode Timeline:
00:00 Start
02:40 Chess Kids
10:00 Tournaments
12:27 Teaching Kids Chess
20:34 Madison Chess Club
23:50 Strategies
28:30 Popularity of Chess
33:30 Timed Games/Cheating
39:00 Draws
48:30 Girls Playing Chess
54:30 Bucket List Item