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11/19/2011 Baltimore Girls Shine at the Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championship!!
The Mid-Atlantic Girls Chess Championships were held on Saturday at the Roland Park Country School. The Baltimore Kids Chess League was represented by players from nine BCPS schools. In the Contenders section (u1000) BKCL swept first and second place as Sharatia Jefferson an eighth grader at Woodhome EMS #205 took first with a perfect score and Sydnee Campbell of Cross Country EMS #247 took second with Rose Jackson of Baltimore City College #480 in seventh. In the Reserve section (u600) Baltimore Montessori Public Charter #383 took the second place team trophy as Nadia Mattanah, Abby Shecter, Jenny Cudek and Zion Smith all captured top 10 individual trophies. In the Novice section (u200) Hamilton EMS #236 took the third place team trophy while Govans Elementary #213 and Baltimore Montessori Public Charter #336 tied for fourth. Attached are photos of the champions of the Contenders section along with a photo of the Montessori team and their 7 trophies with their coach Christina Heffner. Great job girls !!!
Steve Alpern
Commissioner, Baltimore Kids Chess League