This past weekend 18 high school chess teams from around the city competed in the 2018 CPS Academic High School Chess Championship. There were approximately 163 students that competed in this exciting event. This year was even more exhilarating with new schools and returning schools both aggressively competing for the crown. Along with the wonderful weather, we had volunteers from the community who came and supported the students. What a success and we look forward to next year’s event.
Photos by Samantha Varga
2018 High School Champions
Varsity 1st Place – 8 Board Team Members-Whitney Young
Matthews Stevens, Akhil Kalghatgi, Nikhil Kalghatgi, Deniz Gulecyuz, Ricky Roman, Edward Li, Alex Parkel, Secundino Vazquez
Varsity 2nd Place – 8 Board Team Members-Walter Payton
Alex Ding, Ezra Boldizsar, Amar Jerath, Andrew Li, Christopher Gora, Oliver Borstein, Sam Essex, Elizabeth Brahin
Junior Varsity 1st Place – 5 Board Team Members-Northside College Prep
Aaron Mui, Konrad, Freymiller, Andre Hernandez-Sanchez, David Zhang, Arsal Khan
Junior Varsity 2nd Place – 5 Board Team Members-Whitney Young
Robert Bitjunjac, Alex Ursu, Kenny Tristan, Diego Jimenez, Ivan Williamson
Open Section tied 1st Place Winners
Arya Desi – Northside, Yohanatan Meharenna – Lane Tech, Pierce Myers – Lane Tech, Rino Veljacic – Brooks
