Illinois K-8 State Championship
- Details
- Written by Bill Whited Bill Whited
- Published: 29 March 2019 29 March 2019
Location – ISU Bone Student Center
· Friday Night Blitz & Bughouse tournaments were held
Blitz winner – Nicholas Laden
Bughouse winners – Nicholas Laden & Jack Santner
· K8 Championship held Saturday & Sunday – 433 participants
· Lower Primary (K-1)Results
Champion – Scott Matthew Escalera – Perfect Score 7 points
Team Champion – Benjamin Elementary from Bloomington
· Upper Primary (2-3) Results
Champion – Vamsi Munagnauri – Perfect Score 7 points
Team Champion – Avery Coonley School from Downers Grove
· Elementary Results (4-5)
4 players finished with 6 points
Merrill Lee – Champion based on tiebreaks
Sohum Mehta
Mohit Sreejan Bayyarapu
Michael Hutchins
Team Champion – Colene Hoose from Normal
· Junior High (6-8) Results
6 players finished with 6 points
Jack Santner – Champion based on tiebreaks
Nicholas Laden
Tuoyu Toby Yang
Avi Kaplan
Brandon Cardozo
Aaron Cho
Team Champion – Avery Coonley School from Downers Grove
· Chief TD – Chris Merli
Floor TD – Jeff Smith
· Co-Organizers – Jeff Smith & Amy Green from Bloomington/Normal Area Scholastic Chess
· Vendors
Chess Store – Rochester Chess Center
Tshirts – Ocean’s Apparel