Watch out for this cutie pie if you have to face her in a chess tournament. That’s Madeline Bender. Her rating jumped over 200 points in the last 12 months and she tied for 7th in the 4th grade...
Madeline tied for 2nd at State
Congratulations to Madeline Bender! She finished in a tie for 2nd at the 2007 NY State Scholastic Championship with the score of 5-1, just 1/2 point out of first! The only game she lost was to the event winner...