Air Force, Navy share chess title Published June 30, 2004 By Alan Eldridge 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- The Air Force and Navy are sharing the Interservice Chess Championship trophy this year, the first tie for the team title in the tournament’s history.The Air Force came to the tournament as a two-time defending champion, but tied with the Navy in points June 25, the last day of the six-day tournament here."If this had been a tie between two individuals, there would have been a tie-breaker," said Dee Stanley, the Navy coordinator."It was a very competitive tournament ... extremely competitive," said Robin Vannes-Keaton, the Marine Corps coordinator. "I think we had some exceptional players. With the Navy and Air Force tied, (that) was evident."Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Narciso Victoria, assigned to Naples, Italy, won the individual championship and a place on the six-person U.S. armed forces team that will compete in the NATO tournament at The Hague, Netherlands, in August."We're definitely sending [at least] one representative from each service," Ms. Stanley said. The tournament’s top-ranking Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine earned a spot on the team.Individual placements in the overall tournament landed two Airmen in the fifth and sixth spots on the team.Airmen on the team are: Senior Airman Michael Bruns from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Staff Sgt. Robert Keough from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; and Tech. Sgt. Dan Ranario from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (Courtesy of Air Education and Training Command News Service)