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Heros

National Master Joshua Colas and future national master Syair.

Joshua Colas played a simul against 16 kids yesterday as part of the Enon Connect Pawns Chess Festival.  Johnny, Nifese, and Syair all got to take part in it. Afterwards Joshua played a blindfolded match. It was impressive and inspirational. Thank you Joshua!

Triple Crown of PA Speed Chess

Last weekend I took four kids to Lancaster for the Triple Crown of PA Speed Chess. They returned with twelve trophies. But more importantly they got to experience all of this.

IM Maurice Ashley

One of the greats with some future greats

Eagles Tournament

 Johnny and Pernell on the field at Lincoln Financial Field

Both of them were undefeated! 1st place and 2nd place and 1st place school with a team of two!

Next year I will be the chess coach for the Andrew Hamilton Chess Team! Andrew Hamilton in a K-8 public school in West Philadelphia. Johnny and Pernell will be in 8th grade there next year. They are two of the founding members of the Minor Threats Chess Club.

Elementary National Championships

 

At the Philadelphia International Airport before our flight

 On the flight

 Where the magic happens

 Tahvon and Bin practicing

Day 1: Round 1!

The Minor Threats Chess Club returned from the Elementary Nationals Chess Championships in Dallas, TX safe and sound. And again, the kids did not return the same of the when they left. Most of them had never flown before. None of them had ever been to Dallas before. They learned a lot. Not only about chess about also about themselves and the world.

 On the way home. All smiles.

I was so proud of the kids.  Four of them had their best Nationals ever.  Miles and Syair both scored 4.5/ 7 points. Morrisa my 3^rd grader, who’s only been playing chess for a few months, scored 2 points.  Nifese tied for 16^th place out of 371 players with 5.5 points. 

Thank you to everyone who helped me take the kids on another amazing adventure!

Check Out What Tahvon And Syair Have To Say

Check out what my kids Tahvon (5th grade) and Syair (4th grade) had to say to Cherri Gregg for CBS Phiily.