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Grade 3 Student Wins State Chess Championship!

Alec Beck won 1st place in the Grade 3 division of the Washington State Elementary Chess Championship with a record of 5-0. There were 210 students in his division and 1,200 overall, K-6.

Alec also played in the National High School Chess Championship in San Diego April 4-6 and placed 29th out of 221 kids. He won 5 out of 7 games and was the youngest student in the top 70. This was his first national appearance.

Congratulations Alec!
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