“What happens if I pass out?”  This was the question I was asked when I arrived in the commons for our first chess match of the season. 

 

On Wednesday, February 5th, the Trinity Chess team took on Fasken.  Trinity’s top 26 players competed against Fasken’s best 18.  Our third graders made up a significant portion of our team, and for all of them, this was their first competitive chess match against another school.  Team captains Christianne Meyer and Charles Dorman did a good job settling the team down so that once the match started, we were all in the zone.

 

Nine of our players went a perfect three wins (with no losses or ties) this match: Christianne Meyer, Chase Stelmaschuk, Tobechukwu “Danial” Okoli, Jaxon Wilman, Evan Holmes, Aharon Mathew, Nicholas Gan, Ryan Hart, and Adam Walker.  This spurred Trinity on to a resounding 41.5 to 12.5 victory over Fasken.  More good news...Nobody passed out!