Puddletown's first-ever quad-style tournament was a grand success! The event happened on September 11th, 2022 at Godfather's Pizza in Cedar Mill. Our Chief TD for this tournament was Maolong Tang. We had 20 players in attendance, organized into 5 sections/quads. Quad#1 Winner was ARNOLD TIANYI YANG, Quad#2 Winner was ADITYA CHANDRASHEKARAN,…
"What does community mean to you? What makes a community?" This year, I have started my freshman year at Westview High School, where the first few days have been focused on community-building rather than academics. And while I have grown tired of these particular questions, the relentless repetition of them has forced…
"Are you sure that you're supposed to sit there?" Well, of course. I thought. "I'm not sure. Let me check." I said. I walked over to the pairing board, and sure enough, I had sat... in the wrong place? It was the sixth round of the North American Youth Chess Championship, a…