On Wednesday March 4 Trinity Chess took on Homeshcoolers.  Homeschoolers are a very good team, and they came into our match with only one loss.

 

At the end of the first round, the score was tied 11 to 11. Second round, Trinity outscored Homeschoolers 12.5 to 9.5.  In the third round Trinity again outscored Homeschoolers by a score of 12 to 10.  Final score: Trinity 35.5  --  Homeschoolers 30.5

 

One game that caught my eye was by Bodie Butts.  He was in an end game with a couple of pawns and a couple of rooks.  His opponent had a couple of pawns but only one rook.  Bodie started by going after his opponent's pawns.  Once he had removed them from the board, he got his opponent to trade rooks.  Then Bodie used his remaining rook to escort his remaining pawn in for promotion.  When you promote a pawn, you can take any piece you want, and most players take a queen.  Bodie took another rook instead of a queen.  This can be a smart move because it avoids accidental stalemates.  With his two rooks, Bodie calmly performed the ladder checkmate to the win the game!

 

The following players went undefeated (3 wins): Tobechukwu Okoli; Nathan Makut; Aysce Villaloboz; Weston Baker; and Bryson Stangby.

March Madness continues. You can see the updated brackets here:
Grades 1-3 March Madness
Grades 4-6 March Madness