Two years ago we came across a very interesting heart warming tale about a Fide Master who accepted a very challenging job to teach the game of chess to prisoners in Italy. He shared with us in length about his experience at the maximum-security prison of Spoleto (Italy) and how it changed his perspective about life. The best part of it was the testimonial of the prisoners on how the game brought a change in their life and how it became the best friend to them. In this article Mirko Trasciatti comes back to share with us another interesting tale and a continuation to the first one.

We have often heard stories of how chess transformed lives of individuals by means of enhancing their concentration, decision making abilities, analytical skills etc. While all this is true, the real power of chess is unfathomable. It's the stories, like the one that you are about to read, that make you understand how chess has the power to truly make a difference in our society. A heart warming tale sent to us from Italy by FM Mirko Trasciatti.