1.   Both sides were scrupulously polite, as if participating in a chess tournament.

2.   Choirs, plays, gymnastics, book discussions, chess tournaments, lectures and crafts classes took place constantly.

3.   An avid reader, Sean loves to compete, participating in math contests and chess tournaments as well as spelling bees.

4.   Besides, she said, the fact that this was going to be the biggest chess tournament ever was a selling point for the community.

5.   -- Hosting chess tournaments and ping-pong matches in the streets.

6.   Consider the recent Kasparov vs. Deep Blue chess tournament.

7.   He won first place in a citywide youth chess tournament at the Cambridge public library.

8.   Ilyumzhinov also plans to build a Chess City that will house an international chess tournament this year.

9.   In the airy cafeteria at Stuyvesant, with its majestic view of the Hudson River, there are chess tournaments at lunch time.

10.   In return, the students get a free education and international travel to chess tournaments.