By / Published July 28, 2014
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Martin Caluag, 77th Fighter Squadron chief of intelligence, teaches children strategies for chess in the chess club at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 22, 2014. Caluag taught the children the differences between checkmate and stalemate before letting them play each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Diana M. Cossaboom/Released)
Caleb Hammon, 11-year-old son of U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Hammon, U.S. Air Forces Central chief of contract and fiscal law, sets up the chess board for the chess club at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 22, 2014. The club meets at the McElveen Resource Center every Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Diana M. Cossaboom/Released)
Caleb Hammon, 11-year-old son of U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Hammon, U.S. Air Forces Central chief of contract and fiscal law, and Victoria Hobbs, 9-year-old daughter of Staff Sgt. Sharla Hobbs, 31st Intelligence Squadron, Detachment 1, senior tactics analyst, play chess at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 22, 2014. The chess club is open to everyone, especially children ages 6 to 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Diana M. Cossaboom/Released)
Caleb Hammon, 11-year-old son of U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Hammon, U.S. Air Forces Central chief of contract and fiscal law, moves his bishop during a chess game at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 22, 2014. Any child or adult wishing to learn how to play chess can participate in the chess club, which meets at the McElveen Resource Center every Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Diana M. Cossaboom/Released)
Caleb Hammon, 11-year-old son of U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Hammon, U.S. Air Forces Central chief of contract and fiscal law, and Victoria Hobbs, 9-year-old daughter of Staff Sgt. Sharla Hobbs, 31st Intelligence Squadron, Detachment 1, senior tactics analyst, play chess at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 22, 2014. The chess club has a total of 18 participants who take turns using the chess boards to hone their chess skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Diana M. Cossaboom/Released)
Caleb Hammon, 11-year-old son of U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Hammon, U.S. Air Forces Central chief of contract and fiscal law, contemplates his next move during a chess match at the chess club at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 22, 2014. Caleb started playing chess in 2007, and is furthering his knowledge and skills through the club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Diana M. Cossaboom/Released)