Chess Players Excel at State
Updated at May 20, 2010 19:10
Middle School Students Excel at State
Congratulations to the Middle School Chess Team for their 4th place finish in the Missouri State Scholastic Championships held February 27th in Jefferson City. The team of Matthew Larson, Benton Birch, Ben Williams, Asaan Moore, Charlie Frank, and Solomon Cooper combined for 15 points, and all the team members finished at .500 or better. Matthew, Benton, and Ben each medaled. Way to go, guys!
The Upper School team finished in 13th place this year. Members of this team included: Robin Woehr, Justin Davis, Chip Bloch, Max Carleton, Tess Butcher, Alicia Brown, John Oliverio, Dani Brown-Schnurr, Harry Shockley, Nick Kurtz, Flannery Allison, Nick Little, Walker Frantz-Greene, Elijah Kessler, Hana Mueller, Michael Knapp, and Josh Taylor.
Denker/Polgar Qualifying tournaments March 27 in Jefferson City
These two tournaments have special entry rules. All players with a USCF rating of 1000 or higher may compete in the Arnold Denker qualifying tournament. Girls of all ages may compete in the Susan Polgar Qualifying tournament. As these tournaments take place during our spring break, players must notify howard@crossroadscollegeprep.org by March 22 if they wish to compete. We may need a parent to help Howard drive to Jefferson City for the day.
Nationals
The National Scholastic K-12 tournament will be held in Columbus, Ohio this year. Hotel information for those attending will be sent out over spring break.