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Checkmate!
Brodie Whiddon
South Effingham Middle School sixth-grader Brodie Whiddon (right) , 12, sports a confident look while playing fifth-grader Lily Turner in chess in the South Effingham High School Media Center on Tuesday. Whiddon had just declared, "Checkmate!" Turner predicted that she would win their next match. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff

South Effingham Middle School sixth-grader Brodie Whiddon (right) , 12, sports a confident look while playing  fifth-grader Lily Turner in chess in the South Effingham High School Media Center on Tuesday. Whiddon had just declared, "Checkmate!" Turner predicted that she would win their next match.