The Oak Park Public Library had a tremendous turnout for our Fourth Annual Chess Tournament on Saturday, July 23. Kids, teens, and adults competed. Below is the 2011 list of the winners.
The annual tournament is divided into brackets for grades K-6 and grades 7-12, with a side tournament for adults, parents, and coaches. Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place were awarded for the grade school brackets. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Chess Academy.
If you were unable to make it to the tournament, your opportunities to play chess are far from over. The Main Library at 834 Lake Street hosts casual drop-in games every Monday beginning at 5:30 pm that are free and open to the public. You can also visit the Library to review chess-related books and brush up on your strategies.
Winners of the Chess Tournament:
Adult
- Bob Stoltz, Oak Park
7-12
- 1st: Mark Gungo, (8th grade)
- 2nd: Jonathan Garcia (7th grade)
- 3rd: Malek Sarhan, Oak Park (8th grade)
K-6
- 1st: Jeffrey Huang (1st grade)
- 2nd: Aaron Bucal, Oak Park (6th grade)
- 3rd: David Hafner, Oak Park (5th grade)