CHESS ON THE SQUARE #9

March 6 - Quads + Swiss

The Discovery Center

The ninth Chess on the Square - Rapid chess event, in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk, featured 24 players total plus 8 family members enjoying fun, competitive chess at the Discovery Center of Springfield. A lot of chess was played, with the first half of the evening (4 quads + 3-round small Swiss) featuring 22 players competing with players of similar skill level in 3-round sections. The second half saw everyone competing in a single 4-round Swiss system tournament.

The first quad was won by Mike Clark who went undefeated at 3 - 0. The second quad was won by John Cardoza (2.5/3.0). The third quad was won by Cody Whittington who went undefeated at 3 - 0. And the fourth quad saw Sophia go 3 - 0 to win first place. Finally, the small Swiss (6-players, 3 rounds) saw Sam Whittington go undefeated at 3 - 0 to take top honors.

And in the second half, Kal Dhou went undefeated at 4 - 0 to take the Swiss system open.

A special thank you to Hunter and the Discovery Center of Springfield for hosting the event and to the donors (Chick-fil-A) and supporters who helped out before, during, and after the event. Thank you!