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Submitted to Contest #136
“Name?” “Tommy” “I need a full name.” “Uh… Nguyen.” The clerk lazily penciled his name on her clipboard. She sat below a handmade sign reading “Centennial High Chess Tournament Sign-in.” She had only been there for half an hour, yet she already felt the overwhelming urge to take a smoke break. “Do you have a rating?” “No.” “Did you pre-register?” “I was only told about this today.” “I’ll take that as a no.” She was efficiently filling out the sheet in front of her. “Anyone who didn’t pre-register gets admitted on a first-co...
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