Council Elementary third-grader Brett Rosengrant, 8, looks up as his instructor Mrs. Penny Lattimer leads students through a review on chess strategy, Tuesday,  Sept. 9, 20008 in Council, Idaho. Students throughout the state of Idaho have been presented with the opportunity to learn to play chess as an alternative educational strategy funded in part by a grant from the National Foundation of Chess. AP Photo logo AP Photo 17 months ago

Council Elementary third-grader Brett Rosengrant, 8, looks up as his instructor Mrs. Penny Lattimer leads students through a review on chess strategy, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 20008 in Council, Idaho. Students throughout the state of Idaho have been presented with the opportunity to learn to play chess as an alternative educational strategy funded in part by a grant from the National Foundation of Chess.