On December 9th, 3-6 Acorn GT students competed at the Caddo Hills Invitational Chess Tournament There were two divisions: a 3rd-4th division and a 5th-6th division. It was a great learning experience for the 3rd and 4th graders. In the 5-6 division Cy Young placed 3rd and Ryder Laughlin tied for 1st place. Ryder had to play a 10 minute tie-breaker game that ended in another tie. They were given one more minute and Ryder ended up taking 2nd place overall in the end. It was fun bringing home some hardware, but above all else these students displayed excellent sportsmanship all day whether they won or lost. Congratulations students! Below are the rankings:
3rd-4th Division:
(There were 30 students in the 3-4 division. There were several ties. They only play tie-breaker games for 1st and 2nd place.)
6th place- Ema Ledbetter
6th place- Ava Wells
6th place- Joseph Parra
15th place- Mackenzie Kincaid
15th place- Jax Ryles
24th place- Eli Slaten
5th-6th Division:
(There were 28 students in the 5-6 division. There were several ties. They only play tie-breaker games for 1st and 2nd place.)
2nd place trophy winner- Ryder Laughlin
3rd place ribbon winner- Cy Young
6th place- Connor Bottomley
18th place- Carson Fairless
23rd place- Bailey White
23rd place- Kaidon McQueen
Original source can be found here.
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