Young chess players compete for state
April 23, 2007
Reported by Pam Dixon
On your mark, get set, go.
More than 200 students.
Henry Heights 2nd grader Jake Adaway says,”It’s a big deal.”
11 months of practice.
T.S. Cooley 3rd grader John Trouth says, “The strategy is one of the most important things in chess.”
It all comes down to this– a battle of the minds.
75 students from a dozen Southwest Louisiana schools squared off with students across the state at the 2007 Louisiana State Scholastic Chess Championships in New Orleans this past weekend. Our Lady Queen of Heaven 4th grader Nathan Johnson says, “I wanted to be in chess because my big brother was in it.” E.K. Key 5th grader Katie McCabe says, “Exciting.” Lake Area Home School sophomore Ariel Conley says, “I think it helps with concentration and just seeing patterns and thinking ahead about what is going to come before it happens.”
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I’m in Louisiana and I don’t see a whole lot of growth. Chess seems pretty dead here.