Originally Posted by deacongirl
Originally Posted by mithawk
This is one I can't tell to anyone outside our immediate family, whereas I want to shout it out loud.

Last month, DS competed at the national chess tournament in Nashville. He did great, finishing in the top 10 for his age group (age group and exact rank hidden to preserve some semblance of anonymity).

That is fantastic! Why can't you tell anyone? That kind of thing is totally celebrated around here, and I don't think it would be possible to keep it a secret. Congrats to your ds!

I just checked my e-mail and the chess results were just sent to all of the parents in the school weekly update. I think that some people aren't threatened by chess the same way they are with academic success, so here there is nothing but positive reactions to great chess players.