Sunday, September 23, 2012

Hispanic Heritage Month Chess Tournament


     Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates all of the influences and customs that we love and enjoy here in the U.S.A. The Hispanic food, the music, the art and the language that enriches our daily lives is ever so present in our small part of the world. Taco Bell, Mighty Taco, avocados, tortillas, burritos, fajitas, salsa, The Tango, El Merengue, El Paso Doble, Pablo Picasso, Dali, Frida Kahlo, Antonio Banderas, Pedro Lopez,  Sofia Vergara, and supreme court judge Sotomayor are just a few of the names, sounds, and people that Hispanic month brings to mind. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated between September 15th thru October 15th. Share in the cultural adventure they bring to us.
     This past Saturday QueensKnight Scholastic celebrated our opening season chess tournament. Celebrating Hispanic Month we gathered some enthusiastic players and here is how they turned out:

Unrated section winners were:
ALEXIS BURGOS
ALEX SIMMONS
MUTAZ AHMED

U700 section winners were:
ALEXIS SCHLAAK
ENYA CIRILLO
ARMANDO MARTINEZ

U1400 section winners were:
SAM SANTORA
BENJAMIN RUMMELL
JOHN BLUM

Here is the crosstable from the USCF.
OUR NEXT TOURNAMENT IS OUR EVER SO POPULAR
"2012 HALLOWEEN CHESS HAUNT"
OCTOBER 27TH FROM 9:45AM TO 3PM AT G.C.C.S. STAY TOON FOR UPDATES.