The San Luis Obispo Chess Club hosted the 2024 March Scholastic Chess Tournament Saturday.
Students from Kindergarten through 12th grade competed in a total of five rounds of chess at the Ida Taylor Elementary School in Santa Maria.
KSBY spoke with a coach who shared about why she loves teaching chess.
"Chess is important because it allows students that time for critical thinking," Antonetta Haggard, a 5th-grade teacher and chess coach at Ida Taylor Elementary School, said. "The reason why I love teaching chess, is I think kid's brains crave the opportunity to learn to problem solve."
Organizers said students from Paso Robles, Atascadero, Orcutt and more competed at Saturday's tournament.
