Chess Match vs. Greenwood 3.6.24 and March Madness Update

Trinity had a big bounce back win against Greenwood on March 6th, 2024.  Seventeen students participated in the duel led by our top three boards of Ewan MacDonald, Joaquin Gil, and Christianne Meyer.  Of our seventeen players, nine of them had a perfect three out of three wins: Ewan MacDonald, Joaquin Gil, Tonny Patrick, Jaxson Willman, Chase Johnson, Evan Holmes, Micah Griffin, John Reeves Shaw, and Ty Waters.

 

One match that caught my eye was between Charles Dorman of Trinity vs Grant Murdock of Greenwood.  The game was back and forth, with Charles having the lead at one point, and then Grant taking the lead in the middle.  The game almost went into three fold repetition, but the players changed it up and the last minute to avoid the tie.  Then Charles took the lead with an extra pawn and a queen versus a rook, but he had half the time of his opponent.  The players furiously checked each other, and it looked like the game would soon be decided by time (which would mean a loss for Trinity and a win for Greenwood).  Then out of nowhere, Charles captured his opponents rook and declared “checkmate”.  Those of us who were watching, were surprised at how quickly the checkmate came.  Grant from Greenwood also looked shocked at the sudden checkmate.  The only person who did not seem fazed by the checkmate was Charles Dorman.

 

Final score: Trinity 35, Greenwood 11.

March Madness
Grades 3-6 completed the first round of play for the March Madness chess tournament. To see the results so far, click the link below:

March Madness - round 1 results