Saturday, February 13, 2016

Round 7 -- the Final showdown. Chance to make Chicago history.

Whitney Young is challenging #1 seed Stevenson (there's a lot of that going around) on Table 1.  Lane Tech challenges 8th-seeded Highland Park on Table 4.  Lincoln Park defends Table 5 against 14th-seeded Hinsdale Central.  NCP defend Table 6 against Evanston, the 15th seed.
Four Chicago teams with 21 wins and only 3 losses among them, playing on 4 of the top 6 Tables.
Probably the strongest concentration of CPS teams in history* at this point in the tournament.  Fighting to make that history stick, with wins in the final round.

 *Unless, of course, you consider Northside playing Whitney Young in Round 7 of 2013 for the overall championship to be the greatest concentration of Chicago Public School chess talent in State history.  A case can be made...

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