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re:We built a tournament, and they came! - 2005/12/12 01:37
Chris,glad to see scholastic chess is alive and well in Washington State.I was one of two coaches at Bonney Lake Elementary for about 4-5 years.We had two big tournaments.The second was the 1995 Washington State K-6 Scholastic Championship.We had just over 600 kids!!I worked my tail off(with a lot of others) for two days for that one day tournament.Set up the night before,and cleanup after the event was a major job.We had to have it at Sumner High,because our little school was way too small. In the 5 years I was involved,I never missed a session with these kids.The best part was it got me back into chess after a long time off,and I started competing myself,even going to the National Open in Las Vegas five times.I miss it a lot(coaching the kids),but devoting the time for it was tough.I`d love to do it again,maybe after I retire or something. When I first got into it,I was totally amazed at the amount of stuff going on.When I was a kid,at my schools,there was nothing happening in chess,and I wanted to play,and get help and such,but none was available to me. Keep up the good work,and the rewards are great-just seeing the kids facination with chess,and the improvement,etc. Bonney Lake, Wa. USA
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