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Chinatown Kids Defeat High Schoolers in National Chess Match

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 04:25 PM

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver were among the elected officials who presented elementary school students from PS 124 in Chinatown with honors on Tuesday for winning a national chess championship against high school students earlier this month in Nashville.

The Panda Pawns weren't able to play against kids their own age because the match was the same date as the New York State English exams.

"When I beat a 12th grader, his teammate started making fun of him cause he's like, 'You got beaten by a little kid,'" said Ashley Ip, 10. "I just kind of smiled 'cause we were really close to first place. And I had a feeling we could do it."

Among the high school teams they defeated at the U.S. Chess Federation match was Stuyvesant High.

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Cal Hunter from New York, New York

Congrats to the young scholars, teachers, administration, and community of Public School 124 for indeed it was a collaborative achievement of discipline, commitment to learning, and a standard of excellence. Submitted by: Cal Hunter, Business Department Manager, Barnes & Noble 2234 (46th Street & Fifth Avenue, NYC)

Sep. 20 2011 08:21 AM
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