SuperNationals... Super!

As the week goes on, I will post more about the SuperNationals, including some pictures. Very tired tonight, as we started driving at 430AM out of Nashville this morning!
Suffice it to say, three of our players' ratings went up, one went down. Three of their four blitz ratings also went up. This is the true measure of any successful tournament, I think. So much has to do with the luck of the draw... Three of our players had shots at a trophy, but couldn't pull it off at the end. Details to come.

Overall,... Some good, some challenging. All memorable.
We won the 8th place team trophy for K-6 Blitz, that was fun! Of course I'm always seeing the glass half-empty- we were so close to fourth! But the trophy is big and will look good in the trophy case, and blitz was fun! All the boys had great games, brought back some nice wins, some challenging defeats, some notation, some t-shirts, hats, chess clocks, etc. Looking back already I realize it was a wonderful memory. Chris, Kolt, Evan and Reid had a blast.
The Gaylord was fantastic!! What an amazing hotel. While the food was pricey and they kept closing the pool (some kid yakked, then there was lightning nearby), and they pushed us all into their labyrinthine tunnel system below the hotel when there were tornado warnings... but everyone had a blast despite (and even somehow BECAUSE of) this stuff!
Reid had a player taunt him continuously during his third round, and I got into a strange discussion with his father after the game. The TD warned the man that if his kid did it one more time he would be disqualified. The man stormed off, oblivious to all but his demanding but paper-thin justification for his son's horrible sportsmanship. Reid was distracted and I think he had a hard time shaking this off. I can't blame him... I did too.
Congratulation to Bay Laner Gregory Reese Jr. who won 14th in the K-5 Championship division! Great job Greg! Congratulations also to Wisconsinite Brennan Harden who won 1st place in K-3 under 1000!