Trinity Chess Match Results 2.21.24

Trinity Chess Match Results vs Homeschoolers - Wednesday Feb 21, 2024

 

Two undefeated teams met today in the Trinity Commons.  Our top three boards of Joaquin Gil, Ewan MacDonald, and Christianna Meyer were ready for the task of playing the top boards of the Homeschoolers. 

 

After the first round, Trinity had a slight lead with a score of 7.5 to 6.5.  Round two increased Trinity’s lead to 16.5 to 11.5.  Round three clinched it for Trinity who beat Homeschoolers by a final score of 24.5 to 17.5.

 

Top performers for Trinity were Ewan MacDonald, Kelly Xie, and Micah Griffin who all went undefeated.

 

I watched the end of one of Kelly’s games (either game 2 or 3).  In the game she was down material, but she was up on time.  Her opponent moved one of his rooks into the ladder checkmate position, and he declared “CHECKMATE”.  Kelly did not flinch.  She just said “no”, and then she blocked the checkmate with her queen.  Her opponent (who had thought he had won) got flustered, and he eventually ran out of time after a few more moves.  Way to stay cool under pressure Kelly!

 

Our next match is against the only other undefeated team, Carver.  This will be a Tuesday Match, so we will have both a practice and a game next Tuesday!