In Solar Eclipse Shadow
Seattle Chess Classic is a new great local tournament. It's a tough and crowded battle, where adults fight kids and whine like babies.
Naomi withstands 5 days, 9 rounds, of strong opponents, summer heat, stuffy basements, intense games, to emerge with 6 points (5 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses), share 3+ place, and get a $812.50 prize check!
That's about 2 days of Harvard tuition... but you have to start somewhere. At least the prize pays for the gas of 5 days of 6 daily drives, 40 minutes each (the parents time comes free of charge, as always).
And Roland Feng took first place, as expected:
All the players look great!
