The chess team "bus" arrived safe and sound in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon. The kids and their travel-weary coach had enough time to check in and grab a quick supper before participating in the K-12 blitz tournament. There are some very strong players in the blitz, and while our players did win about half their games, the top competition was too strong for a great showing. But as the main goal of playing in the blitz was to have fun and warm up for the main event, our mission was a success!
The St Paul Pioneer Press has a nice article on the first day of the tournament. Three of our players made appearances. Aaron Lambrecht can be seen playing while one of the TDs is being interviewed in the video, and Ryan Breuer is visible shaking hands with his opponent in the last photo in the article. Sarah Murphy is quoted in the article itself!
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