While Stevenson is a big school (I think the enrollment is about the same as Chicago's Lane Tech HS), you wouldn't expect it to be able to compete successfully with schools like Whitney Young, which draws the best public school students from the entire city. But it does, year after year....
From the article:
In fact, this year’s tournament was the biggest in its 37-year history, drawing teams from 132 high schools across the state. With eight players on each team, it meant 1,400 chess players and 200 coaches converged on Peoria’s civic center over the weekend.Hmm, what does 132 x 8 equal? And if each team brought two alternates, 132 x 10 = how many players? (The Daily Herald may well be right, but I believe the nose count is closer to a still-phenomenal 1,100. It may well be that 300 players were "DNP - coach's decision.")
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Ah, my alma mater. We finished 20th in the state when I played board 2 back in 1989. Good to see what a powerhouse they've become.
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