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Chess Club and MasterMinds face tough competitors

Watervliet High School’s MasterMinds team made a strong effort but did not prevail earlier this week in their matches against two extremely talented teams from Niskayuna and Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake high schools.

Four members of the Masterminds team sit at a long table with pens in hand, listening and scribbling notes on paper. Four members of the Masterminds team sit at a long table opposite another team. Many of the team members are holding pens in hand, listening and some are scribbling notes on paper.

Meanwhile, Chess Club members Tolkien Phoenix-Brand, a freshman, lost one game but tied another against a strong Niskayuna opponent, and senior Michael Bendon won a game against a player from Burnt Hills but dropped a close match against a Nisky opponent.

Two students sit on opposite sides of a desk with a chessboard between them. Two students sit on opposite sides of a library table with a chessboard between them. One student moves a chess piece as the other student watches. Two students sit on opposite sides of a library table with a chessboard between them.

Information and photographs are courtesy of math teacher Yuriy Berin, who serves as the Masterminds and Chess Club adviser.