On Dec 13th, players came from all over the Philadelphia area to play in the 2014 December Crush Tournament. In the K-6 U200 Section, Andrew Fan won with a perfect score of 4.0 while Stony Creek Elementary won the 1st place team trophy. In the K-6 U500 section, Dominic Incognito won 1st place while Penn Valley Elementary won the team award. In the K-12 U800 section, Hemanth Kolluri was able to secure a perfect 4.0 score and 1st place. The Philadelphia School won as the 1st place team in the K-12 U800 section. Finally, in the K-12 Championship section, Pratyush Singh won 1st place with a perfect score of 4.0. Thanks to all the players who came out and we look forward to seeing you again in the new year!!

First off, a big thank you to all players who came out for the 2014 Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Chess Championship. We had over 100 players particpate in the tournament. The K-1 section was won by Kevin Li with the 1st place team trophy going to Lower Gwynedd Elementary. In the K-3 section, Micah Dubnoff scored a perfect 5.0 to win the section while Merion Elementary grabbed the team award. In a huge K-6 section, Nikhil Rangappargi managed a perfect 5.0 score to win the section and the Thomas Edison Charter School won the 1st place team spot. The K-8 section went to Michael Bai while Thomas Edison secured a second team trophy. Finally, Dawid Ryczek won with a perfect score to take first in the K-12 section and Pocono Mountain East earned the team trophy. Again, thank you to all the players and parents who joined us!!

On October 25, players from all over the Philadelphia area met at The Fellowship House of Conshohocken for The Autumn Knight tournament.  In a very large U200 section, Benjamin Chermside won 1st place with 4.0 points and Friends Select won the 1st place team award. Justin DeRosa won 1st place in the U500 Section with 4.0 and Friends Select snagged another 1st place team trophy.  In the U800 section, Nikhil Rangappargari won with a perfect 4.0 score while Penn Valley won the 1st place team award.  Finally, in the Championship section, Ram Singh won 1st place with a score of 3.5 and Skyview Upper Elementary won the 1st place team spot. Congratulations to all of our players and we look forward to seeing you all again November 22 for The Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Chess Chanpionship.  

On May 17th, 76 players showed up to play in The Spring Finale tournament of 2014. William Hoog won first place in the K-6 U200 section with a score of 4.0 while Shipley Elementary won the first place team trophy. In the K-6 U500 section, Stan Wang came away with first place and a 4.0 score and Bridge Valley Elementary took the first place team award . In the K-12 U800 section, Aravind Iyer won first place with a 4.0 score for the day while Penn Valley Elementary won the first place team trophy. Finally, in the K-12 Championship section, Ram Singh scored a perfect 4.0 to win the section and Skyview grabbed the first place team award. Thank you to everyone who joined us and congratulations to all of our players!!  

On April 26th, over 60 chess players met in Conshohocken for the Chess Pieces of April tournament. In the K-6 U200 section, Max Li took first place with a perfect 4.0 score. In the K-6 U500 section, Justin Lam also scored a perfect 4.0 to capture first place. In a close race, Alan Shi managed to secure the K-12 U800 section with a 3.5 score for the day. Finally, Ram Singh took first place with 3.0 in the K-12 Championship section. Congratulations to all our participants!!

On March 29th, 91 chess players met in Conshohocken for The Pawn's March tournament. In the U200 section, Kameren Jouhal won first place with the perfect score of 4.0. In the U500 section, David Deroo-Kury took the section with a score of 3.5. The U800 section was won by Jaiwon Paik with a perfect score of 4.0. Finally, in the Championship section, Ram Singh scored a perfect 4.0 to win first place. Big thanks and congratulations to all of our chess players who braved the rain to come out!!