Vincent, Amelia and Bria, John, and the three Lamoureux's showed up to play. Our K-3 team was third, Bria got the biggest upset prize in K-6, August got 3rd in K-1, Vincent got 1st in scholastic master's section, and John got biggest upset in K-3! Congratulations to our neighbors Gemini who won First Place in K-6.
Unfortunately John had to leave before the trophy ceremony so he missed any trophy or group photos. But John is showing himself as the most improved player on the team. During class he uses terms and phrases that I recognize from books, but have never actually taught. Examples: "The piece is overloaded." and "He's peeling open the h-file", which means he's studying on his own. He gained a remarkable 106 rating points this tournament with 4 out of 5 points, and his biggest upset comes against a player that has at least one personal coach. His performance this tournament demonstrated that determination can beat out other advantages.
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