2021 State Scholastic Chess Championship Report
April 23rd, 7:09PM
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Kylie Zou - Primary Individual ChampionHorizon Elementary second grader Kylie Zou won 1st place in the Primary individual championship on Saturday with a perfect score of 5 pts. Her sister, Alice, won 3rd place with a score of 4 pts. Esteban Jerez won 4th place, and Jimmy McHugh won 5th place. Tying for 5th and winning a medal was Esinam Tettey. In the Primary Under 300 division, Mason Park tied for 5th place. | Rainbow Elementary - Primary School Team ChampionsRainbow Green team members Dennis Lenski, Emory Howell, Cora Newberry and Annabelle Hsu won 1st place in the school division. Columbia Elementary team members Daksh Sunil, Mason Park, Vedanth Siva, and Carter Bae won 2nd place, and Heritage Elementary team members Andrew Tkach, Anish Vaderevu, Shrabin Bista, and Saisha Iyer won 3rd place team. | MCCL - Primary Club Team Co-ChampionsMCCL entered a primary team of Kylie Zou, Esteban Jerez, Alice Zou, and Margaret Lin which tied for first in the primary club division. |
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Rainbow Elementary - Elementary School Co-ChampionsRainbow Red team members Holland Lang, Jethro Jones, Noah Hsu, and Kate Meyer tied with Altamont as co-champions in the Elementary School division. Rainbow Blue team members Caden Jordan, Cooper Meyer, Tyce Crosswy, and Jack Meyer won 3rd place team. | MCCL - 2nd place Elementary Club TeamMCCL Elementary Club team members Sophia Jerez, Christina Yang, Samsara Rajbhandari, and Emerson Phillips won 2nd place team in the Elementary Club division. | Elementary Individual WinnersIn the Elementary Championship division, Jethro Jones won the 5th place trophy. Tying for a 5th place medal were Kate Meyer, Anna Ai, and Laya Gowder.In the Elementary Under 600 division, Samarjeet Bista won 4th place, Cooper Meyer won 5th place, and tying for a 5th place medal was Jack Meyer. |
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Discovery Middle - Jr High ChampionsDiscovery Middle School Teal team members Xavier Bruni, Steven Pan, Nirvana Rajbhandari, and Caleb Chen won 1st place in the Jr High School division. Pizitz won 2nd place and Bayside won 3rd. | Jr High Championship - Individual WinnersXavier Bruni won 4th place, Andrew Yang won 5th place, and Nirvana Rajbhandari tied for 5th place. | Jr High Under 1100 - Individual WinnersThere was a five-way tie for first place in the Under 1100 section. Joseph Park tied for 1st with 4/5 pts. Isabelle Park narrowly missed a medal scoring 3.5 pts. |
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James Clemens - HS ChampionsJCHS team members Will Fox, Om Badhe, Sherwood Dong, and Shreya Sunil won 1st place. Bob Jones Blue team members Victor Lundy, Constance Wang, Josh Lin, and Kennedy Gore tied for 2nd place with a team from Indian Springs. | HS Championship - Individual WinnersThere was a five-way tie for first place in the High School Championship section. They are considered co-champions. Tying for first place from Madison were Sherwood Dong and Om Badhe. | HS Under 1400 - Individual WinnersThere was a three-way tie for first place with Edward Calinsky and Sam Pratt tying. Rachael Ehrman won 4th place. Tying for 5th place was Kennedy Gore. |