In The Eternal Words Of Murray Head: Edward R. Murrow, The World’s Your Oyster

The city don’t know that the city is getting the crème de la crème of the chess world:

Brooklyn’s Edward R. Murrow High School chess team scored a checkmate last night as it captured another national title.

The eight-member team from Midwood won the National High School Chess Championship for the third straight year with a razor-thin half-point victory.

“It’s a great pleasure to have the honor of winning the title again for the last time,” said team captain Ilya Kotlyanskiy, a 17-year-old senior, who will graduate in June. “We proved our skills.”

The three-day tournament in Milwaukee came down to the wire with the Brooklyn team needing to win their final two games to capture glory.

“It feels great to win it all by ourselves and not have to share the title with anyone,” said junior Sal Bercys, 16, the highest-ranked player on the team.

Last year, Edward R. Murrow tied for the championship with Catalina Foothills High School of Tucson, this year’s runner-up. It was the sixth first-place crown for Edward R. Murrow in the team’s 22-year history.

The team later celebrated at Chuck E. Cheese.