09/19/2026
♟️ Friday Night Rapid Chess with BRAIN POWERS!♟️
What a night!!! We had an incredible 37 players join us for our Friday Night Rapid Chess Tournament on Friday, September 18th! The room was full of chess, competition, concentration, and plenty of great energy. 🔥♟️
And this video gives you a look at both sides of what makes our tournaments special!
🎥 Part 1: The Tournament Floor
Take a walk through the action and see our players battling it out across the boards. From experienced competitors to rising young players, there was plenty of great chess being played!
🎲 Part 2: Our Skittles Room
This is where we do things a little differently.
Instead of having students sit around quietly between games with nothing to do, we have a dedicated Skittles Room where players can relax, socialize, and challenge themselves with a variety of other strategy and brain games.
♟️ Chess may be the main event, but we believe strategic thinking doesn't have to stop when you step away from the chessboard!
Our Skittles Room gives students an opportunity to:
🧠 Keep their minds engaged between rounds
🎯 Play other strategy, logic, and puzzle games
🤝 Socialize and make new friends
🎲 Have fun in a relaxed environment
⚡ Keep their brains active instead of simply sitting around waiting for the next round
It’s one of the things that makes our tournaments unique. We want tournament day to be about more than just playing chess — we want it to be a fun, engaging experience for the entire player.
🏆 Congratulations to tonight’s section winners and runners-up!!!
Open Section
🥇 1st — Hunter H.
🥈 2nd — Alyssa M.
U-900 Section
🥇 1st — Arsh A.
🥈 2nd — Mu-Chen T.
U-600 Section
🥇 1st — Shaurya K.
🥈 2nd — Benson W.
U-200 Section
🥇 1st — Jared H.
🥈 2nd — Ian T.
Congratulations to all of our players! Every tournament is an opportunity to compete, learn, improve, and most importantly, have fun. ♟️❤️
And a very special THANK YOU to Phoenix Dance Studio for providing the wonderful space we rent and for allowing us to be there each Friday. We truly appreciate your support and your partnership in helping us create these experiences for our chess community!
37 players. 4 sections. Countless games. One awesome Friday night. ♟️🔥
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