In the great, wild expanse of Wyoming, where the antelope roam and the mountains touch the sky, there's a group of kids with a peculiar passion. This posse of pint-sized prodigies, known as the Wyoming Whiz Kids, are the state's chess champions, unmatched in their clever moves and strategies. The story begins in the small town of Cheyenne, where tumbleweeds roll down the street like fluffy, out-of-control basketballs. Here, amidst the wide-open spaces and breathtaking landscapes, the Whiz Kids gather around wooden tables, their brows furrowed in intense concentration. Their playground is not the vast prairies or towering mountains, but a checkered board of 64 squares and a bunch of oddly shaped pieces. Their leader is a boy named Billy "Bishop" Bronco. Billy earned his nickname from his uncanny ability to move diagonally across the board and checkmate his opponents before they can say, "Wait, what just happened?" A natural-born cowboy, Billy can lasso a steer with one hand and plan a lethal chess strategy with the other. Billy's right-hand woman is Sally "The Scheming Rook" Rattlesnake. A sharp-eyed girl with a dry wit as rough as the desert cacti, Sally can plot a chess game as easily as she can spot a rattlesnake in the Wyoming wilderness. Together, the Wyoming Whiz Kids are an unstoppable force. They reckon they've rustled up more chess wins than there are bison in Yellowstone National Park. So, saddle up, partner, because when it comes to Chess in Wyoming, these kiddos aren't horsing around!

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