Giving players a chance to shine

Tournament gives chess players a chance to shine 
By natalie dicou 
The Salt Lake Tribune

First published Apr 11 2011 09:45PM
Updated Apr 24, 2011 01:20AM

West Valley City • Jaxson Bailey knows exactly what he loves about chess.

“You get to kill your friends without actually killing them in real life,” said the West Lake Junior High eighth-grader, moments after collecting the first-place trophy at the initial Community Education Partnership of West Valley City (CEP) Chess Tournament.

Krista LeFevre enjoys the game for different reasons.

“I like being able to think hard and work really hard at winning,” said the Farnsworth Elementary sixth-grader as she clutched her second-place trophy.

Whatever their reason for loving the game with 64 black and white squares, 122 students from across West Valley City met last week at West Lake Junior High to showcase their chess skills and inaugurate a tradition.

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