Students from Baltimore city schools crushed the competition at the 2010 Maryland Scholastic Chess Championships winning third place or better in all divisions.
Here's an excerpt:
"Over 350 players from across the state traveled to the Hagerstown Convention Center this weekend to compete in the 2010 Maryland Scholastic Chess Championships. Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) middle school teams swept to victory in both the varsity and junior varsity divisions. In the junior varsity division, Woodhome Elementary/Middle School took the championship (pictured, below), with Cross Country Elementary/Middle School in second. And in the varsity division, Cross Country Elementary/Middle School (pictured, above) took the state title, with Pimlico Elementary Middle School in second place. This is the first varsity state chess championship title ever for City Schools."
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