Seven kids represented Burroughs today at the Check it Out Chess Tournament. Our 4th-5th grade team played tremendously. Led by Nathan Barney, Jacob Thiegs, Sergei Miller & Davis Everson-Rose, they earned 3rd place among the Minneapolis schools in their division. After a slow start, this "gang of four" had 13 wins & 3 draws in their last 20 games, with Nathan and Jacob making it to the trophy round of the top 8 players in their division.
Nicolas Nielsen, Louis Walthour & Maclain Everson-Rose each played well in the K-3 division. With only 3 players on this team and often playing older kids, they still earned 6th among all schools in the division. Overall, it was real fun time for the kids and a great day for the Burroughs team.
Next Chess meeting: Feb 17, 3:45-4:45 pm. As always, we need parent volunteers to help out. Please sign up at the MySignUp volunteer page:
http://www2.mysignup.com//cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=practicechess
