U.S. Chess K-12 Championship

Schaumburg IL

15-17 March 2019

 

Championship Section

The 2019 K-12 Championships were held in Schaumburg IL over the weekend of March 15-17th in Schaumburg IL. Illinois was well represented with David Peng of New Trier High School and Matthew Stevens of Whitney Young of Chicago finishing in a 3 way tie for first scoring 6.5 points each. Nicholas Checa of New York finished first based on tiebreaks,Peng was awarded second place on tiebreaks and Stevens placed third

. Other Illinois players in the top 25 include:

Dimitar Mardov, Anne Sullivan Elementary with 5.5 who finished in 11th place and Miranda Liu of Stevenson High School and

()Nikhil Kalchatgi,Whitney Young High School.tied for 25th place with 5 points..

Unrated (Championship Section)

Raman Manandhar of Maine South placed first on tiebreak with 2 points, with Adam Lee Walker of Fremd, finishing second with 2 points, also on tiebreak and Vasilious Loutrianakis of Maine South finishing third with 1.5 points.

1900-1999 

In the 1900-1999 section,Illinois placed 1-2-3 with Henry Joseph Curcio of Maine South finishing first with 5 points and

Si R Li of New Trier. High School finishing tied for second and third with Aria Hosley of Whitney Young High School with 4.5 points, Li was awarded 2nd on tiebreak

and Si R Li of New Trier. High School finishing tied for second and third with Aria Hosley of Whitney Young High School with 4.5 points, Li was awarded 2nd on tiebreak.

U-1900

Ashley Mei Yan of Stevenson High School finished 3rd with 6 points on tiebreak.

U-1600

Francis Michael Sheehy of Glenbard West High School and Siv Muthupalaniappan of Glenbrook North High School tied for first with 6.5 points with first place being awarded to Francis Michael Sheehy on tiebreak

 U-1200

Adam Chapparo of Niles North scored 6.5 points and was awarded third place on tiebreak

 U-800

William Quinn of Mount Carmel High School scored 7 points and was awarded first place. Miguel Hernandez of Mount Carmel High School finished with 6.5 points and was awarded second place on tiebreak. James D. Ahern of Nichols Middle School in Evanston was awarded 3rd place on tiebreak.

Unrated

Jack Hensen of Stillman Valley High School placed first with 6.5 points. Matthew Daniel Bak of Glenbard West High School finished second on tiebreak and Josiah Schmitt of Sterling High School finished third, also on tiebreak.

Team Standings

Championship Section

Whitney Young High School 2nd Place Chicago IL

U-1900 Section

Stevenson High School First Place Lincolnshire IL

U-1600 Section

Glenbrook High School First Place Northbrook IL

Evanston High School Second Place Evanston IL

U-1200 Section

Community Normal West High School Tied for Second through Fourth Place Awarded Fourth Place on tiebreak, Normal IL

U-800 Section

Mount Carmel High School First Place Chicago IL

Unrated Section

Sterling High School First Place Sterling IL

Thomas Kelly High School Second Place Chicago IL

Glenbrook North High School Third Place Northbrook IL

Total number of players: 1681 players

Sponsoring Affiliate: U.S. Federation

Organizer: Boyd Reid

Chief TD: Glenn Panner

Assistant Chief T.D. Jeff K. Wiewel

 

Illinois did very well in this national event and congratulations are in order for all who played.