Carl's Chess...

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Carl did very well today at the Richland tournament. He got the first place trophy for second grade. Five matches: 3 wins, 2 ties, gave him 4 (out of 5) points. WOW!! Undefeated for the day. Nice job Carl. That qualifies him for state.

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Warming up with soccer friend Collin 		DSCN4006s50q75.jpg
No pre-comp jitters here... 		DSCN4011s50q75.jpg
Carl's chess coach and tournament organizer, David Merrill, calling out some instructions
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Carl's first game was over in a flash. I think he checkmated in about 45 seconds and was the very first player in the room to finish. Not much pondering in that game. This picture shows the board reset and Carl off somewhere registering the win. Everyone else in the room was still playing. Long wait till the next game; about 1 per hour. 		DSCN4016s50q75.jpg
Carl in his second match. He got behind early in this one but came back and won in the end with only one piece (his rook). I was amazed at how well he handled this game. 		DSCN4018nres50q75.jpg
Carl waiting in the gym for the trophy presentations to start.
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The trophy table 		DSCN4025s50q75.jpg
Carl and others shooting some baskets after all the games were over... 		DSCN4028s50q75.jpg
Balls stuck in the rafters. Somebody's going to need a pretty big ladder.
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Presentation ceremony 		DSCN4031s50q75.jpg
Carl heading back after getting his prize.. 		DSCN4033s50q75.jpg
Carl's Sacajawea team got second place...
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Carl and his trophy

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