New York teams won 11 out of 13 team championships at the National School Grades in Orlando this past weekend. Totally dominant performance. Only the Kindergarten (Florida) and Grade 12 (Illinois) were winners from other states.
Congratulations, and thank you to all of the parents and coaches who make the sacrifices to make these results happen.
The kids are a source of pride.
Gloating adults not so much.
Agreed, and my post above should have acknowledged this. I stand by it, though.
I assume that “we” means the state of New York. Did the New York state government pay for the kids to play? No. Did everyone in the state contribute to their participation? No. The kids represent themselves first and their schools second. I doubt they even think of themselves when they play as being representatives of a state. So, “we” in this case, just like in the case of fans for professional sports teams is pretty vague. I have to assume that after the NY Giants season, the fans look at the losses and say that “they lost” rather than “we lost.”
Congratulations! This outstanding performance must make New Yorkers feel better about the utter failure of the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Nets, and Knicks. (Recommendation: trade Melo for Wesley So.)
This seems to be an example of the earned/given phenomenon. People will claim they earned “good” and were given “bad”. I have heard plenty of students talk about the C’s they were given but I never heard one connect the words A and given in the same sentence referring to themselves.
From the home page…
Results are in at the K-12 Grade Nationals in Orlando, Florida. New York teams shined at the official USCF National Championship event, winning in 11 out of the 13 sections.
Definitely liking the front page of uschess.org, despite the brickbats of the Scrooge crowd on the forum. Really sweet.
I am a New York Sports fan, and perhaps the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Nets, and Knicks, should all pay the entry fees for future scholastic tournaments of the New York participants as they could show them what winning is all about! (LOL) Congrats and kudos to all of the participants.
Respectfully Submitted,
David A. Cole, USCF Life Member, Franklin, NJ
Carmelo Anthony is a terrible fit in St. Louis. No natural position there.
Now, if a package of Masahiro Tanaka and Jacob de Grom for Wesley So is on the table…we might have something there.
(I love chess, but the Cardinals’ fortunes will always come first.)
If we got chess to the point where Wesley So was in the paper half as much as Carmelo, that would be great…
You may almost get your wish next month: So will be playing in Wijk aan Zee.
Yes, I am old; no, I am not old enough to remember the St. Louis Hawks. (As for Chicago, Jay Cutler for Le Quang Liem works.)
Hey, I’m old enough to remember the St Louis Hawks. Old is being able to remember the St. Louis Browns. Or the Chicago Cardinals.
Trading a first-string GM for a second-string QB making $22M/year? This would be the quid pro the Brock-for-Broglio quo. 
New York. Oil cans. The Jerk.
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I call them the East Rutherford Giants, especially when they play against the Landover Redskins.