Scholastics
GIRL POWER! COLORFUL PIECES MAKE AN APPEARANCE. (PURPLE AND PINK IF SEEN IN LIVING COLOR)
THE HUNTER COLLEGE ELEMENTARY CHESS SCHOOL TEAMS PREPARE FOR THEIR GAMES AS THEY SNACK AWAY.
Not only were there players coming from multiple locations
across the country and abroad, but the strength of the players were also quite varied. The younger sections had a lot of new- comers while the 18 and younger section was represented by young girls and teenagers alike. By the end of the tourna- ment, Anupama Rajendra from Kenosha, Wisconsin, truly shone. At 11-years-old, she could have played in the 12 and younger section, but instead she toughed it out with the older girls in the 18 and younger section and managed to dominate the boards, winning the first place trophy. When I asked her
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what her secret was for this year, she replied that in the pre- vious year she had felt a lot of tension, but this year she felt calm and collected. As serious as some of the games were, however, the atmos-
phere of the tournament was full of excitement and fun. On Friday the 20th, for instance, eight teams played for the honor of being named the best bughouse team while some of the other girls competed in a blitz tournament. Even on the days when the tournament was at its most serious, one could still find some girls giggling over bughouse games in the skittles rooms. What
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