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Saturday 29 September 2018 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Sixteen-year-old Keanu Vavia concentrates during a game at the Cook Islands Chess Club. The club meets at the RSA in Panama on Wednesday nights. A student at Tereora College, Keanu has been playing the ancient game for three years.18092702
Gerard Akers and his wife Liza have global ambitions – to make Cook Islands’ chess a recognised part of the world sport.
Gerard Akers and his wife Liza have global ambitions – to make Cook Islands’ chess a recognised part of the world sport.
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