Houston & Texas News
May 14, 2007, 3:47PM
T.H. Rogers’ chess team wins top prize in Nashville
By JENNIFER RADCLIFFE
Houston Chronicle
It’s another crown for T.H. Rogers’ chess team.
Just a few months after having its eighth-grade team declared national champs at the U.S. Chess Federation’s tournament, T.H. Rogers’ fifth graders snagged the title this weekend at the National Chess Championship in Nashville.
The team — made up of five fifth-graders — took first place in the K-5 category. Sponsored by the U.S. Chess Federation, the 2,100-player tournament is the largest chess championship in the country for elementary students.
“They’re all giddy,” said parent Martha Jenkinson, who runs the program.
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