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Andreas, Constantine, and Nicholas Oskiper, the triplets of fourth grade who achieved a fourth
national title of chess at the scholastic competition in Florida from Dec. 13 until Dec. 15, 2013.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Katerina Varsou.
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LAKE BUENAVISTA, FL.- When last year the third grade chess team of Scicore Academy, composed by the triplets, Costas, Nicolas and Andreas Oskiper, reached, for the third year in a row, the maximum title of the United States, a memorable and difficult to emulate page was written in the history of US chess.
The press described the event as extraordinary.
A lot of ink was used to highlight the fact.
However, the glorious history of the last three years, has been pulverized this year by the same protagonists, who have once again demonstrated high quality and a very competitive level as a team, and once again have surpassed powerful teams from all around the country to become the most consistent school team of all time and rise in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, with the highest national trophy, for the fourth time.
A total of 1,476 chess players from more than 30 states attended the three days of competition.
Among them, the reputed teams of Speyer Legacy School and Columbia Grammar of New York, and many other teams competing from all over the country.
The Oskipers played methodically, stoically, were never undeterred and were piling up victory after victory in order to lift themselves in the top of the 201 chess players in this section.
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"We are so proud of these marvelous kids who, by the way, are excelent academic students", mentioned Dr. Arthur Poulos, Head master of SciCore Academy in Hightstown, NJ.
What is the formula? And what’s the potion that these children use to become insuperable?
"There is no formula, no potion", says the mother of the champions Dr. Katerina Varsou-Oskiper. “The three always try to be, one better than the other. And if one doesn't do well, the other two lift him up and continue regardless", she said.
"And do not worry if someone lingers on the chess board or moves around too much", interrupts Andreas, "I don't lose my focus or stimulus" he says .
"And how you do it?”, asked the author.
"I tell them to stand and fight, or I will eat them with my cereal in the morning”, ( ...? ) Andreas jokes .
Nicholas, the only one of the three who was unbeaten in seven games in this event, said :
"No matter how hard my contender plays, I am always attentive to their mistakes and, if I see them, I take this opportunity and either I prevail, or balance the game if I'm in inferior position" he wisely commented.
Costas, on whose shoulders has always rested great responsibility, is the precursor in chess for being the first to explore competitions when he was in kindergarten. "Competition is strenuous but we love to compete. We don't always leave the field with a smile, but our mission is to never give up and come back harder when we continue", he said. |
Dr. Katerina Varsou- Oskiper and the four times national chess champions of the United States
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Dr. Katerina Varsou and the
Celebrating our recent victory 
