Good Sportsmanship
Friday night is chess club night! We usually get about 10 kids playing chess and another half dozen playing ping pong and other games. Each week we have a 3-round tournament and the top three players get a small monetary prize (about $1 for first prize). But this week we changed things. Instead of those with the highest scores winning the prizes, those who exhibited the best sportsmanship took home the prizes! 1st place went to Chiquitín (which is translated, "Little One" but his real name is Carlos) for reminding his opponent to push the button on the chess clock after he moved and for not getting mad when another kid tried to trip him. 2nd place went to a kid for saying "Thank you," and third place went to another kid for losing graciously. I've seen the kids do a lot of thinking during chess games, but I've never seen them look so pensive as tonight.