2023 Hot Summer and Hot August Grand Prix Conclude Ten tournaments, two Grand Prix, scores of competitors and hundreds of games played! Congrats to all participants in the 2023 Summer Series.
Blaine, WA - At the Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, Lakeside and Interlake tied for the title after five rounds. Overtime, to determine the State Championship, was a five-on-five sudden death speed chess playoff, each player having three minutes on the clock (with a two second delay). The photo above taken right at the start of the playoff. Who says chess doesn't produce adrenalin? (Photo courtesy of Barry Hanson)
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