{"id":44392,"date":"2013-10-14T14:13:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T21:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=44392"},"modified":"2015-02-14T22:47:37","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T06:47:37","slug":"national-chess-day-tourney-draws-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/10\/14\/national-chess-day-tourney-draws-64\/","title":{"rendered":"National Chess Day Tourney draws 64"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several times during the event, at least 45 Chess Mini-Game\u00a9s were played simultaneously. (Photo by Matt Mahowald)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Daa Anne Mahowald of AV Chess House & Say Yes to Chess<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sixty-four children and 32 community volunteers participated in the Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 Tournament held on National Chess Day, Saturday, October 12.<\/p>\n

The event, held at Palmdale Learning Plaza, featured six tournaments, one for each of the six different kinds of chess pieces.<\/p>\n

\"Afterwards,<\/a>
Afterwards, an Awards Ceremony featuring Participation Certificates\u00a0and trophies was held. (Photo by Matt Mahowald.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before each tournament got underway, the chess piece was introduced and a Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 was presented which uses that piece. Then the children and volunteers went out and played that Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 against each other.<\/p>\n

This process was repeated for each of the six chess pieces.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, an Awards Ceremony featuring Participation Certificates and trophies was held. Then, each participating family received a free, tournament-standard chess set.\u00a0The chess sets were provided through a grant from the Pollination Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chess Mini-Game\u00a9 event, which featured a Parent & Tot section sponsored by Best Start \u2013 Palmdale, was sponsored by the AV Chess House and its non-profit arm, Say Yes to Chess.<\/p>\n

The event Organizer was Daa Anne Mahowald and the Facilitators were Matt and Daa Mahowald and their 22-year-old daughter Morgan.<\/p>\n

Trophy Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n