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You Only Get One First Tournament…

by scribe | Mar 3, 2019 | chess clubs, ruminations, tournaments

… Unless, of course, you get three! I was reminded of this today in a roundabout fashion. Emmy and Ryder P., the sister and brother combo from my chess club in Aptos who came to watch me play a tournament in January, today got their first taste of tournament action....

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