| | Mr. Catton celebrated his 50th birthday by showing a chess movie |
| | | ...and serving popcorn & apple juice while some opted to play a few more practice games before the tournament |
| | | the seven-year-old chess prodigy, Josh Waitkin, who is the hero of Searching for Bobby Fisher |
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| | After lunch we started the tournament. |
| | | Jacob and Billy B. were paired up by random drawing in the first round |
| | | ...as were Tatiana and Billy E. |
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| | Tee'Ara plays Rachele, and Dwayne plays James |
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| | while waiting for their next tournament match-ups, Derek and Sam watch Chrissy and Cody C. play |
| | | | Mrs. Ramos observing a rematch after the one disputed outcome of the tournament |
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| | while awaiting her next match-up, Bonnie practices against Wigby the Wizard in Chessmates |
| | | | some chose to have a go at speed chess with the special chess clock... |
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| | Zachary's Lord of the Rings chess set proved very popular with several of the boys... |
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| | It all came down to Dwayne versus Billy E. |
| | | Billy almost had him in their first game, but it ended in a stalemate, and Dwayne bested Billy in the rematch just before taking off at 1 p.m. for a family visit to his father's native England! |
| | | Jacob and Cody B. showing their good sportsmanship at the conclusion of the runner-ups' tournament |
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