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| Eagerly anticipating her next challenge... |
Mandi has been involved in chess clubs at school for the past couple of years, and this year decided she wanted to compete in a tournament.
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| Mandi carefully trying to trap her opponent. |
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| The yellow queen Mandi is holding in her left hand is a prize she won during a raffle at the tournament. It has become one of her most prized possessions. |
She did very well, playing three games and winning her last two. She took 5th place for her grade and helped her school win the tournament.
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| Mandi showing off her 5th place trophy. Congrats!!! |
It was a great time, and fun to watch Mandi play. She has since challenged me several times at home, where I've been able to squeak by with a few wins.
Tonight (28 November 2010) was a different story... We played twice and she put me in checkmate both times; one of them being what we thought was "Fool's Mate"... but it took her five moves, not two (I'm not THAT dumb... ok, that's subjective.) I guess I'd better get practicing!
3 comments:
Sweet! Chess is the game of kings! And, in this case, Queens :)
And how! She caught me off guard the other day, and schooled me with the 4-move checkmate that Scott Blake pulled on me the first time he played Chess with me.
Good times. :)
Hey, Dad! That four-move checkmate is Fool's Mate in my chess club... because I don't see how I could get you in checkmate in TWO moves!!!
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