43 Students from 10 schools
within the
participated in the first
Sunday Afternoon tournament of the school year
today at the Downtown
Library. For most of the students, it was their
first experience with
tournament play, and most of them walked away more
confident in their playing
abilities.
The district tournaments
will be held once a month, September through
April. At each tournament,
everyone plays five games. At the end of the
April tournament, awards
will be given out for Elementary, Middle
School, and High School
sections. Individual as well as team scores will
be rewarded.
As of tournament #1, the
standings are as follows:
Elementary:
Sequoyah – 6.5
Eagle Ridge – 3.0
Middle School:
Classen – 9.5
John Marshall – 3.0
Taft – 3.0
Belle Isle – 2.0
High School
Harding – 10.5
Eagle Ridge – 10.0
Classen – 3.5
Scores are based on the
number of points scored by the top 4 players
from each school; therefore,
schools with higher participation received
higher scores.
Every month, the points will
be worth more than the month before. For an
explanation of the scoring
formula, or results for individual students,
please contact Daniel Wade
at wilsonchess@cox.net.
The remaining tournaments
will be held at
Robinson, at
October 12
November 9
December 13
January 11
February 8
March 8, and
April 19.
Cost for each tournament is
$2. You do not have to have an organized
chess club at your school to
participate, but you must attend a school
within the
More information on
statewide tournaments, the educational benefits of
chess, and advice on
starting a scholastic club are available at the
Oklahoma Scholastic Chess
Organization website;