2018 Chess Pieces of April
The 2018 Chess Pieces of April proved to be a fun-filled tournament with the majority of players having prior Shining Knights tournament experience. Good sportsmanship resulted in making first-timers welcome, parents even more proud, and creating new friendships. Here are the top players per section:
K-6 U200 Individual:
1 Ezra Fenkel
2 Clyde McAllister
3 Pratik Fernandes
4 David Falcone
5 Samuel Kim
6 Sebastian Bauza
K-6 U500 Individual: Top Teams: The Philadelphia School besting Pickering
1 Max Light
2 Aarav Hosanagar
3 Kyler Parker
4 Deegan Campbell
5 Michael Al Lerner
6 Sahasvat Vasikarla
Recognition to Josiah Tjoe, Simon Castello, Colin Varano, and Meghana Vasireddy.
K-12 U800 Individual: Top Teams: Germantown Friends with Shipley coming in 2nd
1 Abhiram Vadiguri
2 Sophia Stoy
3 Sam Goldsborough
4 Rhea Sofia Howard
5 Travis Johnson
6 Pranav Sangani
K-12 Championship Individual:
1 Sathvi Bollepalli
2 Anshul Kollur
3 Saket Banda
4 Enmon Liu
5 Siddhant Suresh