Chess Tournament

Pictures from last week's chess tournament. Everyone played well and came away determined to practice more and win trophies next time!

Our First Chess Tournament

The chess tournament was fun. We got there and signed in and then had to wait for everyone else to sign in, at that was kind of boring. But then they posted who we would play for the first game and then we would go to our assigned table and start playing chess. Parents were not allowed in the room during games. The pairing was by grade and once we had played the game we would go into the practice room and wait until they posted the pairing for the next round. There were 5 rounds total. Overall lost 2 games, won 2 games and tied one game. After all 5 rounds they gave out awards. I didn't win a first place through 5th place trophy, but I did win a medal! It was really fun.

(Note by Mom: Daniel also won two of his rounds and their coach said if they could win one or two games their first tournament they would be doing really well. Now that we have our first tournament behind us, we know what to expect and will be even better prepared next time. I'm proud of the boys for their good sportsmanship and tenacity.)

Chess Camp by Steve L.

Last week I went to a week long Chess Camp taught by Chess Champion Adam MacIntosh. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I went to private lessons with him where he taught me some special techniques and maneuvers and gave me quite a few tips on playing the game. On Tuesday and Thursday I went to group lessons with five other kids interested in Chess. We played chess, learned techniques, ate snacks and had fun. For all you people out there who are reading this, I need more people to play chess with. If you do know how to play chess, please contact me, and if you don't know how to play Chess, learn quick and then contact me!

Fact: Did you know Chess dates back thousands of years. The furthest we have been able to track it back is to the Crusades. It was a popular Muslim game. I LOVE CHESS!