Photo by Kitty Clark Fritz/Special to the Tribune

Miranda Nelson, 12, a seventh-grader at LBJ Middle School, studies a move by her chess opponent Catherine Vigil, 9, a third-grader at St. Mary's Catholic School. The two faced-off recently at the 10th annual Chess Fest at Sandia Prep in Albuquerque. "I love chess!" said Vigil, who won the match. "It's so fun . . . when you win you feel so good, but when you lose it's OK. You never really lose unless you don't learn something."