Monday, May 9, 2016

Littlest New York Chess Players Win National Championship

Littlest New York Chess Players Win National Championship: It’s official: The kindergarten and first-grade chess players from Public School 77, who were profiled in The New York Times last month, are now the national champions for their grade levels. The team came from behind on Sunday to win a highly competitive three-day tournament in Nashville, rising from near obscurity a few years ago…

Littlest New York Chess Players Win National Championship

Littlest New York Chess Players Win National Championship: It’s official: The kindergarten and first-grade chess players from Public School 77, who were profiled in The New York Times last month, are now the national champions for their grade levels. The team came from behind on Sunday to win a highly competitive three-day tournament in Nashville, rising from near obscurity a few years ago…