Results from Nationals

Here are some of the outstanding performances by Minnesota chess players at the Supernationals held in Nashville May 12-14, 2017. There were about 135 kids from Minnesota there. All but a handful finished in the top half of their section.

I list Section and Team Awards followed by:

Grade Name and Place. Keep in mind to get on this list, you had to win 5.5 games out of 7 or more. Maybe you recognize some names. Next year maybe your name or team will be here! National Champions are in blue, runner ups in red.

K12 Championship Wayzata HS – 13^th

  12 Andrew Tang 3^rd

K12 U1900

  9 Logan Ferkinhoff – 1^st

K12-U1200 Burnsville HS - 1^st

K12-U800

  9 Lyla Lichliter 6^th

  7 Ava Piccolino 9^th

  8 Sam Kielas 10^th

K9-U1250 Metcalf 15^th

K8-U750 Metcalf 2^nd

  7 Gus Diedrich 3^rd

  6 William Moe 7^th

K6 Championship Wayzata Central 10th

  6 Samrug Narayanan 15^th

K6U1400

  5 Isaac Traynor 1^st

K6U1000 Seward 9^th

  5 Noah Weiser 1^st

K6Unrated

  5 Matthew Marvin 1^st

  4 Stuart Strack 2^nd

  5 Alma Quiroz 17^th

K5U900

  4 Rowan Falk 4^th

K3U1000

  3 Ethan Benjamin 7^th

  3 Aditi Sinha 19^th