Chess Anyone?

Today marked the first chess tournament that Joshua has ever participated in. It was not only Joshua's first tournament, but it was the first chess tournament experience for any of us! Little did we know that the tournament was going to last all day. It started with checkin at 8:30 in the morning and didn't finish until after 4:30 in the afternoon. Talk about a long day.

I would have to say that Joshua learned quite a bit during the tournament, from learning extreme patience (one of his games lasted over an hour!) to documenting proper notation of the moves throughout the game. He did well enough to earn a 5th place trophy! Even though he said it was really boring at times, he still wants to play in the next tourney. At least next time we know what to expect.