Today Cam had a chess tournament in Goshen. It was an all day affair beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Cam started off well winning his first three games. One was against Kayden Mayer a fellow Bethany chess team member. Cam said it was a close match, but he got out to an early lead and was able to hold on. His fourth match was a close one as well, but ended with Cam on the losing side. Therefore, he went into the final round in fourth place pitted against the third place opponent. That game was the longest one of the day for Cam. His opponent was a very deliberate player unlike Cam with his speedy pace of game. At the one hour mark the head of the tournament brought out the clock. Cam was already up a chess piece by then and within ten minutes he finished him off with only a king and pawn left.
We had to leave as soon as he finished his last round to go to Meg's game at Lakeland. Thankfully, Kayden and his mother stuck around to find out how Cam did. They texted us to let us know that Cameron finished second after all of the tiebreaks were figured into the scoring. We were thrilled. Cameron was impressed with how well he did knowing that he hadn't been able to attend all of the chess club meetings that he wanted to even though he has been going to the first half and then to basketball practice. He said at the last lesson he learned a new move with his pawn that he used on his final opponent and that was the difference in the game. We were impressed.
Unfortunately, Meg's team did not have as good of a day as Cameron. By the time we got to the game the junior varsity was in the second quarter and found themselves down 18-2 at halftime. Meg played point guard in the fourth quarter and they did a lot better. She was able to score six points in their loss and was the high scorer of the night. Varsity lost big as well as did both of the boys's teams. It was a rough night at Lakeland. A day off tomorrow should help rejuvenate their spirits.
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