Stevenson Elementary triumphs again at 2009 National Chess ChampionshipToday, 3:57 PM · UPDATEDBellevue Reporter – Bellevue, WA, USA Stevenson chess team did it again, for the fourth time, bringing home team and individual trophies from annual national chess championship....
3,200 kids in 84 schools
Vernon Elementary kids head to state chess tourneyby Suzanne Pardington, The OregonianThursday March 12, 2009, 9:34 PM It was the last round of the regional tournament, about the time when Vernon school’s chess team collapses and powerhouse Alameda moves...
Girls’ success
Two Chess Girls in Washington State At the Washington State Middle School and Junior High School Team Championship, held on March 7th at the Islander Middle School on Mercer Island, a team from Bellevue’s Odle Middle School captured first...
Cornerstone Chess Challenge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27748810@N03/sets/72157614939841306/ The full set is at the above website. The Cornerstone Chess Challenge was held March 7, 2009 at the Cornerstone Christian School in Vancouver Washington. Norman May of Vancouver was the tournament director/Organizer. There were Individual and Team...
Check out chess strategy in club
Lacey students check out chess strategy in clubBy Venice Buhain The Olympian • Published November 09, 2008 LACEY – Third-grader Jasper McAvity, 8, had to earn his way to the tournament level of Lacey Elementary Chess Club. “Well, I...
Annual BC versus Washington Scholastic Match
There is a junior team rivalry between BC and Washington in the last 17 years with team scores 9-8 favoring WA team. This is a very intriguing cross-border junior match. Each side chooses two best players from Grade 1-12...
Wenatchee Chess
Wenatchee Scholastic Chess Club caters to young playersBy Dee RiggsWorld staff writerPosted March 12, 2008 Maybe it was exhilaration left over from a big win at a state tournament the previous day, but Titus Berndt was offering no mercy...
Chess nights gather players of all abilities
Downtown café hosts mostly adult playersChess nights gather players of all abilitiesBy Dee RiggsWorld staff writerPosted March 12, 2008 Until the very end, winning — or losing — is not a foregone conclusion in chess. That’s the thing Norbert...
Young master
National chess master at 14Lee impresses in state tourneyBy KATHY MULADYP-I REPORTER Michael Lee sits on the edge of his chair, bouncing the foot with the untied shoelace. The skinny 14-year-old in the Quicksilver shirt and corduroys rests his...
Win while having fun
Bainbridge chess teams win big while having funby Elena ArakakiWednesday, 14 March 2007 Brainbridge Buzz, Washington“I might lose, but it’s not all about winning,” said 8-year-old Carson McCarrel on the ferry, going to the Terrace Park Chess Tournament in...