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I think the the effect was was great.
我觉得效果很好。
One thing was I, when we went to the National and we had our Middle School team compete.
有一件事，当我们参加全国比赛时，我们的中学队参加了比赛。
I met the GM Julio Sedora.
我见到了游戏管理胡里奥·塞多拉。
And I wanted to get an autograph for one of my chess kids, my competitors.
我想给一个下棋的孩子，也是我的竞争对手，要个签名。
I didn't have any board to sign or anything, but I wanted to get it for for him.
我没有任何可以签名的板子，但我想帮他弄到一个。
And he looked at me wide-eyed and he said, “No, I want your autograph.”
他睁大眼睛看着我说:“不，我想要你的签名。”
David's chess clubs at Reeds Brook Middle and George B. Weatherbee Elementary are open to all, from novices to budding Masters.
大卫在里德布鲁克中学的乔治B.威瑟比小学的国际象棋俱乐部向所有人开放，从新手到崭露头角的大师。
I have at least four or five players now that can beat me in a game about two-thirds of the time.
我现在至少有四五个能够在三分之二的时间内打败我的玩家。
They've grown very strong, one of them, I haven't beat him for maybe the last 10 games.
他们成长得非常厉害，其中一个，我可能在过去的10场比赛中没有击败过他。
Last year, for the second time Weatherbee Elementary won the state championship for the first time, the Middle School, our Reeds Brook Middle School won the state championship.
去年，威瑟比小学第二次获得了州冠军，第一次是中学，我们的里德布鲁克中学获得了州冠军。
That enabled us to go to the Nationals.
这让我们进入了全国赛。
David's dedication has earned him recognition by the University of Texas at Dallas as a chess educator of the year.
大卫的奉献精神为他赢得了德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的认可，成为年度国际象棋教育家。
But his biggest reward is the effect his coaching has on his students.
但他最大的回报是他的指导对学生的影响。
I never thought that like starting last year that I'd already be like this far into chess, but like, the more you like something, the more you're going to want to play it.
从去年开始我从来没想过，我已经对国际象棋有了这么深的了解，但就像，你越喜欢一个东西，你就越想玩它。
For me it's kind of fun and also I just kind of like seeing that there's something I'm really good at doing and I think chess is just one of those things.
对我来说，这是一种乐趣，而且我只是喜欢发现自己真的擅长做一些事情，我认为国际象棋只是其中之一。
It's a place where kids can can flourish and have socialization and have a place to be and be part of a team, makes them feel good, especially a championship team.
这是一个孩子们可以茁壮成长的地方，有社交的地方，成为队伍中一员的地方，让他们感觉很好的地方，尤其是加入一支冠军球队。
There are parents who've emailed me and they have told me how good it is for them and how it's changed their kids' lives.
有些家长给我发邮件，告诉我这对他们有多好，这如何改变了他们孩子的生活。
