{"id":43416,"date":"2013-09-23T15:50:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T22:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=43416"},"modified":"2015-02-14T22:42:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T06:42:04","slug":"chess-event-provides-great-fun-for-44-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/09\/23\/chess-event-provides-great-fun-for-44-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess event provides fun for 44 children"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Community<\/a>
Community volunteers and chess event participants practice the Chess Mini-Games\u00a9 together at the 2nd Annual UNITE Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 Tournament.\u00a0(All photos by MATT MAHOWALD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By The AV Chess House<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Forty-four children and 16 community volunteers participated in the 2nd Annual UNITE Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 Tournament. The event, held Saturday, September 21 at Mariposa Elementary School in Lancaster included six tournaments.<\/p>\n

\"Daa<\/a>
Daa and her daughter, Morgan, teach a Chess Mini-Game \u00a9 to participants and community volunteers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The participants, most of whom knew nothing about chess before the event, learned how a chess piece moved then played a Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 which uses that piece. After each piece and mini-game presentation, the group played in a tournament of that mini-game. This was repeated six times, once for each of the six kinds of chess pieces.<\/p>\n

After the six tournaments, Commissioner Stan Muhammad of the City of Lancaster\u2019s Neighborhood Vitalization Commission presented each of the 16 volunteers with Appreciation Certificates. He also handed out a Participation Certificate to each child, ages 3 to 14, and then presented the trophies to the 14 winners.<\/p>\n

\"Stan<\/a>
Stan Muhammad of Lancaster\u2019s Neighborhood Vitalization Commission presented the volunteers with Appreciation Certificates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The AV Chess House\u2019s non-profit arm, Say Yes to Chess<\/em>, facilitated the event.<\/p>\n

Daa (pronounced day) Anne Mahowald (aka Ms. Daa) organized and ran the event. Her spouse, Matt Mahowald, and their 22-year old daughter, Morgan, were the other chess teachers for the event.<\/p>\n

A wide variety of research has established that the learning and playing of chess improves the Pattern Recognition skills necessary for both reading and math ability.<\/p>\n

Consequently, although the 44 children participating in this chess event were simply focused on having fun, their brains became better at learning reading and math!<\/p>\n

In addition, each family received a free tournament-standard chess set at the end of the event. Thus, they will be able to continue to improve their reading and math skills as they engage in the fun Chess Mini-Games\u00a9 they learned during the event.<\/p>\n

Chess Mini-Game Tournament winners<\/b><\/h3>\n
\"Chess<\/a>
Muhammad also handed out a Participation Certificate to each child, ages 3 to 14, and then presented the trophies to the 14 winners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Good Sportspeopleship<\/em>, Charles Milner III<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good Sportspeopleship<\/em>, Brian Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Place Queen Game,<\/strong><\/em> Lilly Kei<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd Place Queen Game<\/em>, Peter Echon<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Place Pawn Game<\/em>, Briana Bergstrom<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd Place Pawn Game<\/em>, Antonio Solis<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Place Kings Cross<\/em>, Abigail Kelly<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd Place Kings Cross<\/em>, David Garcia Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Place Pillar Game,<\/em> Keith Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd Place Pillar Game,<\/em> Nelson Goodale<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Place Bishop Game<\/em>, Aaron Drew<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd Place Bishop Game<\/em>, Alyssa Dorst<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Place BG Game<\/em>, Ashlynn Moran<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd Place BG Game<\/em>, Jacob Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information on Say Yes Chess, contact Daa Mahowald at daa@mahowald.org<\/a> or visit Chess4.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/span>: The views expressed in this article are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The AV Times.<\/em><\/h5>\n

Email letters@theavtimes.com<\/a> to submit a story to Your Issues | Your News<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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