Chess, Chess & More Chess

Cameron participated in another chess tournament today.  This one was quite a bit closer, so only he and Doug made the journey.  Cam did well.  He played in an unrated section and his first opponent was a seventh grader.  Cameron finished the day at 3 wins and 3 loses.  That placed him as the overall third grade champion.  He received a trophy with a king on top for his efforts.

We celebrated with dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings.  While there Cam filled us in on his matches.  He felt that he could have played better in the first two loses.  All three of his defeats were long drawn out games that could have gone either way. Once Cam finished his recap of the day, Doug gave us his version.  As he talked about the participants, he remarked on his in depth knowledge of Northern Indiana chess players.  He felt that the only thing that he knows better right now is local soccer talent.  I believe he is right.  He has definitely had his share of both over the past year and a half and has enjoyed every minute of it!