Besides the chess program and Coach Russ’s words, Tani had another reason to be happy. I had bought him his own chess set and had just given it to him that morning. It cost five dollars, and it was a lot of money, but I figured I could take it out of that week’s food budget, buy less meat, and hope that the boys didn’t notice. Seeing the joy on his face as he opened the chess set made Kayode and me happy too.