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01/30/2010 BCPSS Teams Finish 1-2 at Maryland Girls Chess Championship
Players from the Baltimore Kids Chess League posted great results at the Maryland Girls Chess Championships held during a snowstorm on 01/30/2010 at the Roland Park Country School. In the Novice division BKCL players earned four of the top 10 trophies. In the Reserve division BKCL players won two top 10 trophies. In the Championship division Desire Thomas, an eighth grader at Pimlico E/M # 223, tied for third which is the highest result ever achieved by a BCPS female player in the championship division.
In the middle school team standings Pimlico E/M # 223 took the championship trophy edging Cross Country E/M # 247 with Cockeysville Middle from Baltimore County taking third. In the elementary team standings Baltimore Montesorri Charter School # 336 finished second behind host Roland Park Country School with Stoneleigh Elementary from Baltimore County in third.
Congratulations to Pimlico Coach Lee Rutledge and Principal Elneeta Jones !!!
The girls will join their male teammates for the 2010 MD Scholastic Chess Championships to be held on March 20-21 in Hagerstown.
Steve Alpern, Commissioner
Baltimore Kids Chess League