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PCCS : CHECKMATE! East Middle School Wins State Chess Championship
For the first time in its history, East Middle School has earned the State of Michigan Chess Championship. And while that is impressive ...
03/08/2022 1:57 PM
For the first time in its history, East Middle School has earned the State of Michigan Chess Championship. And while that is impressive enough, they actually won the competition short handed.
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The Michigan School State Chess Championship Tournament involves teams of four students from middle schools across the state. On the night before the competition, one of East’s team members unexpectedly had to withdraw from the tournament. But the remaining competitors, Dron Das (Grade 8) , Anthony Chen (Grade 8) and Druheen Das (Grade 6), went on to post an undefeated 4.5 score in five games. This made up for the zero score it received on the fourth board in each round for the missing player.
Despite the enormous disadvantage, these great players from East swept the remaining matches to take the championship. Congratulations to all the students (and their parents) for this outstanding accomplishment.
Find out what's happening in Plymouth-Cantonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
For the first time in its history, East Middle School has earned the State of Michigan Chess Championship. And while that is impressive enough, they actually won the competition short handed.
The Michigan School State Chess Championship Tournament involves teams of four students from middle schools across the state. On the night before the competition, one of East’s team members unexpectedly had to withdraw from the tournament. But the remaining competitors, Dron Das (Grade 8) , Anthony Chen (Grade 8) and Druheen Das (Grade 6), went on to post an undefeated 4.5 score in five games. This made up for the zero score it received on the fourth board in each round for the missing player.
Despite the enormous disadvantage, these great players from East swept the remaining matches to take the championship. Congratulations to all the students (and their parents) for this outstanding accomplishment.
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