Several chess teams qualify for state

Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Chess teams in Fayette County Public Schools competed in the Quad C regional tournament, which included schools from central and northern Kentucky. The top four teams in each section will advance to the scholastic chess state tournament, set for March 5 in Louisville. It is sponsored by the Kentucky Chess Association.

FCPS results from the Jan. 29 regional qualifier:

  • K3 section: 1st Meadowthorpe Elementary, 2nd Stonewall Elementary, 3rd Rosa Parks.
  • K5 section: 2nd Meadowthorpe, 4th Rosa Parks, 5th Stonewall, 7th Ashland.
  • K8 section: 1st SCAPA Bluegrass, 2nd Lexington Traditional Magnet, 4th Tates Creek Middle.
  • K12 section: 1st Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.

For more information, please e-mail Sandra Waters.