Chess and Math Champ--Mathematical Kangaroo

Allison is a good chess player too. I played White against here in Burlington and had her even according to the computer until a "senior moment" struck and I made a major blunder. Congratulations to her on her maths competition success!! See below for details.

Mathematical Kangaroo is the most participated international scholastic mathematical competition. The goal of this contest is to introduce students from Grade 1 through Grade 12 to the challenges of mathematics and to test their logical reasoning and analytical thinking. Conceived by educators in Australia and France in 1980-s, by now Mathematical Kangaroo encompasses more than 6 million students from more than 50 countries. This contest is presently held in 38 U.S. states and 9 Canadian provinces. In 2015, young Canadians took part in this contest in English and French in the following cities: Calgary, Charlottetown, Chicoutimi, Coquitlam, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Guelph, Halifax, Kelowna, Lethbridge, London, Montréal, Mississauga, North Bay, North York, Orillia, Ottawa, Red Lake, Regina, Rimouski, Saint John, Scarborough, Sherbrooke, St. Catharines, St. John's, Sudbury, Sydney, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo, and Winnipeg.

The final results and the national / regional honour rolls were published today. I am proud to announce that Allison Tsypin, taking part inMathematical Kangaroo for the first time this year, became the absolute champion in the "Elementary Grade 6" division. Allison has achieved the perfect score and won the title "First in Canada" and the Montréal Gold Medal.

        http://kangaroo.math.ca/index.php?kn_mod=results&year=2015&local=true&grade=0&city=Montreal