Vernon Area Library Kids Chess Tournament
The Scholastic Chess Tournament CheckMates Chess Academy held in Lincolnshire Illinois at the Vernon Area Public Library was a huge success! A kids event sponsored by CheckMates Chess Academy and Youth Services at Vernon Area Library. Kids between the ages of 5 and 12 came to the library for this kids event to play in a chess tournament. CheckMates Chess Academy also ran kids chess classes at theVernon Area Library for three weeks prior teaching chess to two groups of kids (beginners and players that already knew the game of chess) different chess techniques and preparing them for the chess tournament.
CheckMates Chess Academy hosted a free kids chess tournament at the Vernon Area Public Library on Saturday September 10th, 2011! Around 50 kids of all different ages ( grades K-6th) showed up to compete in this fun filled kid’s event!
Chess Players were split up into two groups: a beginners division and an open division. Eeleana Liu won First Place in the Beginners Division and Nikita Smyrnov won First Place in the Open Division. All the children that participated earned a prize because their showed excellent sportsmanship and all tried their hardest. Everyone left the day happy and we look forward to coming back to Vernon Area Library for more Kids Chess Classes in January of 2012!
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