Mentions
External Blogs, Pics, Tweets, Articles and other mentions
After DragonCon 2022
The Jawa was interviewed by Atlanta's NPR/PBS affiliate, WABE: Picture, text and audio
After DragonCon 2020
DragonCon 2020 went virtual, including the traditional DragonCon parade. The Chess Jawa was proud to join his clan as part of their parade entry. @epbot spotted him there! Link:
The 501st Legion posted about the Chess Jawa on both Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
During and after DragonCon 2019
The Chess Jawa got a nice paragraph in the Star Wars Report. Thanks!The Chess Jawa also got some attention from the guys at the "This Is Only a Test" podcost, from Adam Savage's Tested. Video below!
During and after DragonCon 2018
The Chess Jawa made it into a DragonCon writeup by Atlanta Public Broadcasting with a nice picture:
https://www.wabe.org/jawas-black-panther-and-more-a-roundup-of-dragon-con-2018/
The Jawa's exploits were also the subject of a post in the Krayt Clan Facebook feed:
During and after DragonCon 2017
Mind Invader Comix and the Jawa on Instagram.The Chess Jawa got a lot of attention on Twitter with the Special Olympics Georgia tag.
During and after DragonCon 2016
A nice view of a concentrating Chess Jawa on Flickr.
Post DragonCon cosplay roundup at "On Wednesdays We Wear Capes", the Jawa is the first picture in the section labeled
There's a great 360 degree view of the Chess Jawa playing an Ewok here (the Ewok lost, but extra points for playing in that mask!).
Unsure of costume on this one, but she tweeted the Jawa! Anyone?
The Jawa got some attention on twitter on Sept. 4 and 5...
Items from before DragonCon 2016
The Chess Jawa was featured in an article in his school newspaper.
The Chess Jawa is in the news at Chess.com! (Scroll down past the other exciting chess news for a picture with IM Danny Rensch...)
The Chess Jawa has been featured in an article on DailyDot.com!
Meet the teenage chess champ who plays for charity - as a Jawa Once a year at Dragon Con, this chess-playing teen transforms into the champion of the sand people.
The above DailyDot story was also picked up and covered by a UK blog at CivilSociety.co.uk. SportsJawaShip!!!
And, the story has been tweeted a bunch of times: @DailyDotGeek, @NerdistDotCom, Mechanics' Institute @MILibrary (one of the oldest chess clubs in the US), Georgia Garrison, 501st Legion @ga501st, The Rebel Legion @rebellegion
The story of the Chess Jawa's fundraising is also mentioned in the WanderlustAtlanta blog.
The ChessExpress blog suggests that the Chess Jawa might bring Tatooine into FIDE, the World Chess Federation.
And another UK-based web site,n3rdabl3, has picked up the Chess Jawa story...
This instagram is amusing for the hashtags...
And the Chess Jawa appeared in the news at Chess.com (scroll to the bottom)...
Items from before DragonCon 2015
https://twitter.com/fantasycon/status/505873825989685248http://www.super-chess.com/photos/photo.php?id=14969976489
http://www.epbot.com/2015/02/the-best-cosplay-of-dragon-con-2014-pt-5.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yewknee/14900248057
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/400961173048153868/
http://www.geekwithcurves.com/2014/09/the-craziness-that-is-dragon-con.html
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/gallery/dragon-con-families/collection_3f0b6884-2ffe-11e4-8a7e-0017a43b2370.html
https://www.wingedmammal.com/dragoncon_2014/Chess_Jawa_cheating_DSC_1875.shtml
http://e1salvador.kinja.com/my-first-dragoncon-in-subpar-pics-1629406409
If you saw the Jawa's Sandcrawler around town, you can find more info about that at GreatJawaHorde.com.
The Chess Jawa plays for Charity, this year for the Arthritis Foundation!
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