{"id":9997,"date":"2015-03-04T21:45:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T02:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=9997"},"modified":"2015-03-04T21:45:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T02:45:18","slug":"youth-displayed-good-sportsmanship-in-chess-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/youth-displayed-good-sportsmanship-in-chess-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth displayed good sportsmanship in chess tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Optimist Club of Aurora recently held its 19th Annual Chess Tournament at the Aurora Legion with 10 schools represented!<br \/>\nOne hundred and fifty children, from Grades 1 to 8, vied against each other, with the top three players from each grade receiving a trophy and an invitation to the Optimist Regionals competition being held this month.<br \/>\nThe determination and strategy demonstrated by the youth to win a game was outstanding!<br \/>\nThe sportsmanship was exceptional as after a game a friendly handshake was offered to the opponents.<br \/>\nNow THAT\u2019s awesome!<br \/>\nI would like to thank the following people for making this day such a great event for all: the volunteer judges, the teachers, parents and Optimist Club members who assisted the children in fair play.<br \/>\nThank you to the committee for organizing such a well-run event, the Mayor for welcoming our youth, the Legion for hosting this event and the Legion ladies who offered a hot lunch to everyone who attended!<br \/>\nI really would like to thank the students who made this a wonderful day by demonstrating good sportsmanship, respect and sheer fun in this competition.<br \/>\nThank you to all the schools that organize Chess Clubs to teach their students these important attributes \u2013 while enhancing their math skills!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberley Kerr<br \/>\nPresident, Optimist Club of Aurora<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button 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