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Kevin Rogers

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Updated Nov 2009  Scholastic Spotlight Updated Nov 2009 

 

2009 / 2010 school year

 

Name: Kevin Rogers

Birth year & current age: May 2003 (6 years old)

Hometown: Beaufort

Hometown chess club: Beaufort Academy

 

School(s) Elementary/Middle/High: Beaufort Academy (Elementary)

Expected high school graduation year: 2020

Expected or ‘hope to’ college/university: unknown

Expected or ‘hope to’ field of study or work: animals

 

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite sport: Football

Favorite athlete: My daddy

 

Age or year learned how to play chess: 4 years old

Age or year began competing in USCF tournaments: 4 years old

Tournament record or best finish or most memorable: Placed 10th in Nation for Kindergartens in 2009 and winning 1st place in SCISA chess tournament

 

Q:  How did you first get started playing chess? My father

 

Q:  What did you do to improve? By Playing a lot of chess

 

Q:  Who or what was your first chess influence? My daddy (Darrin Rogers)

 

Q:  Who or what was your biggest chess influence? My daddy

 

Q:  Who is your favorite chess player? Bobby Fisher

 

Q:  Have you met any famous chess players? No

 

Q:  What chess goals do you have? Becoming a GM

 

Q:  How much study/practice time? 2 time a week for an 1 hour

 

Q:  What is chess competition to you? Fun

 

Q:  What was your proudest chess moment? The first time I checkmated my daddy

 

Q:  What do you most like about chess? Winning

 

Q:  What don’t you like most about chess? Losing my Queen

 

Q:  Would you recommend chess to other kids? Yes

 

Q:  What advise do you have to beginners? Chess is fun

 

Q:  Recommend a few chess books & why. Bobby fisher teaching chess, How to beat your dad at chess…because I like them.

 

Q:  Recommend a few web sites & why. none

 

Q:  What other hobbies do you enjoy? Wrestling, football, and reading

 

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