Published April 01, 2007 12:46 am – In general, winning is a good thing. It is much more fun to win than lose, especially in a tournament where winning means you keep playing. Any player in yesterday’s NCAA Final Four men’s basketball games will say so. But as the saying goes: Winning isn’t everything, especially for a group of 63 youth competing in the citywide chess tournament Saturday at Mankato East High School.
Concentration key for young chess players
Pat Christman
The Free Press
In general, winning is a good thing. It is much more fun to win than lose, especially in a tournament where winning means you keep playing. Any player in yesterday’s NCAA Final Four men’s basketball games will say so. But as the saying goes: Winning isn’t everything, especially for a group of 63 youth competing in the citywide chess tournament Saturday at Mankato East High School.
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Yes,concentration is needed.