Winners of the November Scholastic Chess Tournament
Forty-two young chess players converged at the new site of the Scholastic Chess tournament series at Washington Middle School. The turnout was excellent in the high-school division, as teams worked hard to get four players from each school.
Pictured in the photo, Justin Garcia and Ben Kim tied for first place at 4-1. Justin won the first-place trophy on tiebreaks. Sixth-grader Austin Uezu took 3rd place in the High School section on tie-breaks over the other three players who finished at 3.5 - 1.5. Baixuan Hu won the Middle School section with a 5-0 score, and Tom Antin took the Elementary School section with 4.5-0.5. Tiago Lum won the Primary School section.
Pictured in the photo, Justin Garcia and Ben Kim tied for first place at 4-1. Justin won the first-place trophy on tiebreaks. Sixth-grader Austin Uezu took 3rd place in the High School section on tie-breaks over the other three players who finished at 3.5 - 1.5. Baixuan Hu won the Middle School section with a 5-0 score, and Tom Antin took the Elementary School section with 4.5-0.5. Tiago Lum won the Primary School section.
Mahalo to David Thaxton, Ed Seid and Sean Uezu who stepped up to run the tournament and did a great job.
Here is the list of winning individuals and teams.
K-3
1. Tiago Lum
2. Tai Satterfield
3. Aaron Uezu
K-3 Team
1. Home School
2. Punahou
3. Mokulele
K-5
1. Tom Antin
2. Kulia Shirota-Kapalu
3. Taj Wong
K-5 Team
1. Punahou
2. Kahala
3. Hongwanji Mission School
K-8
1. Baixuan Hu
2. Koa Satterfield
3. Alexa Lum
K-8 Team
1. Ke'elikolani
2. Home School
3. Punahou
K-12
1. Justin Garcia
2. Benjamin Kim
3. Austin Uezu
K-12 Team
1. Iolani
2. Moanalua
3. Damien
