Ninety-five students from 25 southeastern Michigan schools and five home schools participated in Thurston Elementary’s 12th Annual Chess Tournament over the weekend.
The tournament, organized by the Thurston PTO, included beginner sections for novice players as well as a rated section for those with tournament experience.
The winners were:
A: Co-champions with 4 points each: Arjun Bajaj, 4th grade, Go Like the Wind, and James Xiu, 7th grade, Clague Middle School.
Tied for third place with 3 points each:
Sid Jha, Greenhills School
Alexander Boyd, Bach Elementary
Benjamin Zhang, Clague Middle School
Corin Tang, Homeschool
Tony Varkey, King Elementary
Ezra Min, Bach Elementary
Graham Baker, Thurston Elementary
One Medal for 2.5 points: Jesse Newpol, Daycroft Montessori
B: Jason Chen, perfect 5 points, King Elementary
Zakary Kindrick, 2nd place, 4 points, Thurston Elementary
David Lee, 3rd place, 3.5 points, Lawton Elementary
5 winners for 3 points:
Harry Strothman, Honeycreek Community School
Joseph Williams, Lakewood Elementary
Thomas Manley, school unknown
Justin Hu, Lawton Elementary
Nicholas Benzie, Navigator Pinckney
C (First Grade):
Oliver Morgan, perfect 4 points, Daycroft Montessori
Tied for second place with 3 points: Maya Thornton, Summers-Knoll and NiHal Narisetty, school unknown.
C (Kindergarten):
Xander Zhang, first place. 3.5 out of 4 points, Lawton Elementary
Tied for second with 3 points were Ellie Min, Summers-Knoll, and Ryan Lorenz, Go Like the Wind
Elijah Morrow of Angell Elementary earned a medal for 2.5 points
D (Second Grade):
Yaseen Houwari, first place, 3.5 out of 4, King Elementary
Edward Zhang, 2nd place with 3 points, Thurston Elementary
Earning medals for 2.5 points each:
Benjamin Mendez, Summers-Knoll
Kesang Gawa, Lawton Elementary
Nathan Pacania, Thurston Elementary
Claire Wang, King Elementary
E (Third-Fifth grades)
Caleb Lorenz, first place, 3.5 out of 4, Go Like the Wind
Ganesh Palaniappan, 3 out of 4, 2nd place, Logan Elementary
Eric Zhu, 3 out of 4, 3rd place, Lawton Elementary
(2) medal winners with 2.5
Soi Oguni, King Elementary
Alexander Moskus, Thurston Elementary
Local chess teacher, Ray Garrison, the chief tournament director, teaches beginner to advanced chess classes through Rec & Ed at many of the Ann Arbor elementary schools.
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