Nearly 250 students square off in battle at chess tournament
By Dawn Marks
Staff Writer
EDMOND — Close to 250 chess players from 60 schools battled on chessboards this weekend at Ida Freeman Elementary School.
“That makes it the largest chess tournament ever played in Oklahoma,” said David Nichols, Ida Freeman chess coach.
Students from all grade levels competed in the Scholastic State Grade Championships. Students played only in their grade level.
Ida Freeman students earned team first places in the fifth- and third-grade categories, Nichols said. A team’s score comes from the top three scores of its players.
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That’s a lot of kids.
Yay for Oklahoma! I participated in this tournament and won 1st for my grade. 🙂 Just curious, how did you find this article?
250 Oklahoma students participating in a chess tournament? Wow, that must be half of the students in the whole state!
Chess in Oklahoma is booming. Check out the host school’s website http://www.idafreemanchess.com
Ida freeman this year are Oklahoma state champions.I won first in the k-6U700 section.:)We tied for seventh at the natinoal Burt Lerner elmentary chess championships.