Four schools in Portland competed in a Chess and Go Tournament on April 30th, reports organizer Peter Freedman: “All together, 8 children played in the Go tournament and 11 in the chess tournament. Taking 1st place again in Go was Olin Wexler, Beverly Cleary, sweeping the tournaments this year. Luke Helprin, Irvington, won the play-off for 2nd/3rd place, beating newcomer Patrick Le from Roseway Heights. Patrick took third place in his first ever Go tournament. Conall Wilkinson, Richmond, won all four of his games to take first place, and Sam Plager, Irvington was 3-1 to take second. Aiden Harris, Richmond, won third place with a 2-2 record on tie-breaking points. This completes the tournament season for this year. In all, the children played in five Chess and Go Tournaments, with about 125 competitors total in the five tournaments.” Story and photo by Peter Freedman.
