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HESS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE – As old as the ages, as new as this year’s La Conner schools chess team, chess is a game for the ages, as youth of every age discover for themselves. This chess team is competing in thier very first tournament games. They take on all comers, no matter how large the school from Skagit or Whatcom county. – Photo courtesy of the La Conner School District
Fifty student chess players from nine Skagit and Whatcom County schools, including two elementary schools and seven high schools, competed in the first rated tournament event of the 2018-2019 school year.
The players were organized into six divisions based on estimated NW Scholastic ratings and played a three round mini tournament. Time controls were set at Game 25 plus a five second delay. Ten players were playing in their first rated tournament, including three La Conner students.
The five La Conner players did quite well, scoring 9.5 points out of a possible 15, for a 63 percent winning per...
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