Tournament Results (NEWCA 5)

A delayed bus ride was just about the only thing that went wrong for the Neenah Chess team when they traveled to Nekoosa to conclude their 2012-13 regular season.  After their bus failed 5 minutes into the homeward journey, the team had to wait nearly two hours for a replacement bus before resuming their trip.   Even that unexpected delay could not lower their spirits after a day that saw the varsity Red team leap into first place, and then hold that lead in the manner of true champions.

After an uncharacteristic stumble in their last tournament left the Red team in second place, they needed a victory over first place Marion to have a chance at winning their fourth straight Northeastern Wisconsin Chess Association title.  The Red team responded by defeating Marion 4 boards to 1 in the opening round, a reversal of their result from earlier in the season.  The win gave Neenah such a small lead in tiebreaker points that each player carried the weight of the season on his shoulders for the final two rounds.  The team responded by winning 9.5 of the 10 remaining games,assuring that they would (eventually) return home as champions.

Tournament Results (NEWCA 2)

On Saturday, January 5th, the Neenah chess team traveled to Green Bay to compete in rounds 5-7 of the Northeast Wisconsin Chess Association season.   Neenah's varsity red team lost for the first time since the 2010 season to its biggest rival, Marion, but the day was still a successful one.  Neenah's white team, playing the role of spoiler, handed Marion its second defeat of the day to ensure that the red team would finish in sole possession of first place despite the stumble.  Both varsity teams finished the day with two wins, while Neenah's Junior Varsity had another strong day and remains in a tie for second place, 1.5 points behind first-place Marion.

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Tournament Results (NEWCA 1)

On Saturday, December 1st, the Neenah Chess Team traveled to Waupaca for their first tournament of the 2012-2013 season.  The varsity Red team, which has not lost a league match since the 2010 season is again undefeated through the first four rounds of play.  They are in a first place tie with rival Marion, but the two teams will meet when league play resumes on January 5th.  The varsity White team played several close matches, but finished the day in seventh place.  The Junior Varsity team finished with three players in the top 10 in the league, and is one-half point behind first place Marion. 

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