There was some rain in the forecast for Saturday morning, but luckily the raindrops stopped in time for our latest edition of Chess in the Park. This is the third of the three tournaments we held at Eastern Market Metro Park this spring, and we are grateful to Barracks Row Main Street for sponsoring all three.
We were happy to see that the tournament was well-attended in spite of the variable forecast. 58 students from around the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland showed up to play. Most of the students who turned up were able to play at least six tournament games, with some playing as many as nine.
Washington Yu Ying brought back the prize for the best scoring team. In addition to awards for the top performing schools, there were also trophies for the best scores for individual players. Both our Chess Kids class (three students) and our after-school programs (two students) were well-represented among the individual trophy winners.
