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Omar Mills- Lessons Learned from My First OTB Chess Tournament

How To Chess by Ben Johnson

Aug 5, 202234:57Games & Hobbies

Omar Mills is a Florida based Product Manager at Disney parks by day, and a recently converted chess die-hard by night. As a follow up to Neal Bruce’s suggestions before one’s first chess tournament (in Episode 4), I tho...

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