Written by Bailey Ridenour and Emma Jones \/\/ Photo provided by Tate Allen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harding\u2019s new chess club sent students to a chess tournament this past weekend in Little Rock.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chess club was founded at the beginning of the spring semester and has grown to approximately six members who return weekly to play. Meetings occur every Monday and Friday from 7-9 p.m. in the David B. Burks American Heritage building in room 209. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can join,\u201d freshman Tate Allen, president of the chess club, said. \u201cWe had people join who had never played chess before, and now they\u2019re able to at least play the game. We teach everyone who comes by if they want.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday, Allen and other members of the club left Searcy around 8 a.m. en route to Christ Episcopal, the church that hosted the tournament, which ended at 2 p.m. Each player had 30 minutes of play with a five second delay, meaning they only had five seconds to make their move or it would eat into their play time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, it was kinda exciting actually going to a tournament instead of playing on your computer,\u201d sophomore Steven Whitwell said. \u201cIt was a lot more stressful. I felt like I couldn\u2019t mess up \u2026 It was stressful, but it was a lot more rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whitwell and Allen both played against the person who won the tournament overall, which resulted in their tie for second place. They won $25, which they split. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brackett Library director Jean Waldrop became a sponsor for the chess club after Allen asked about reserving a room in the library to play chess in and told her that the group wanted to form an official club. The other club sponsors are special accounts manager Angie Shafer and health science librarian John Boone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think they would like to participate more in doing some official tournaments,\u201d Waldrop said. \u201cI would just encourage students [to come] if they\u2019re interested, even if they don’t know how to play chess but are interested in learning. It’s a great place to come. They’re all very welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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