This week's articles:
- Quebec Chess Challenge
- Ontario Chess Challenge
- New Brunswick Chess Challenge
- Saskatchewan Chess Challenge
QUEBEC CHESS CHALLENGE
QUEBEC CHAMPIONS 2016
296 regional champions were invited to participate in the Quebec Chess Challenge, a five round super tournament held in Montreal on April 17. The best players in each school grade were crowned as the Quebec champions, earning them a spot on the provincial team at the national Canadian Chess Challenge.
To give you an idea of the strength of the competition, there were eleven players with perfect 5-0 scores: Luca Georgescu, Alex Jikai Yan, Mathéo Huard, Kevin Zhong, Richard Zheng, Haruaki Omichi, Qiuyu Huang, Tyler Tanaka, Maïli-Jade Ouellet, Alan Luo, and Nicholas Johnson.
But for two of these players, it was not enough to win first place.The fight for the title continued with playoff games. Alex Jikai Yan defeated defending champ Mathéo Huard in grade 1, while Qiuyu Huang won the honours for the fifth consecutive year in grade 5, over Tyler Tanaka. A true battle of nerves!
The twelve provincial grade champions will represent Quebec on May 22-23 at the nationals in Regina, Saskatchewan. Some of the 2016 champions, Qiuyu Huang, Maïli-Jade Ouellet, and Richard Zheng, already have Canadian titles to their credit. Good luck, Québec!
Kindergarten
| 1 | Luca Georgescu | Montreal | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Lucas Cautru | St-Laurent | 4.0/5.0 |
| 3 | Yunqi Liu | Montreal | 4.5/6.0 |
| 4 | Michael Zhang | Montreal | 3.5/6.0 |
| 5 | Nikita Ramamonjisoa | Montreal | 2.5/5.0 |
| 6 | Gabrielle Sirois | Sherbrooke | 2.5/5.0 |
| 7 | Elson Yin | Lachine | 2.5/5.0 |
| 8 | Evan Xuan | Montreal | 2.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Nicolas Brunet | Gatineau | 2.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Jeffrey An | Montreal | 2.0/5.0 |
Yunqi Liu won the playoff against Michael Zhang.
Top 3 - Kindergarten.
Background: Lefong Hua, Quebec team captain.
Grade 1
| 1 | Alex Jikai Yan | Verdun | 6.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Mathéo Huard | Rouyn-Noranda | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Éric Liu | Lachine | 5.0/6.0 |
| 4 | William Hickeson | Montreal | 4.0/6.0 |
| 5 | Nikaël Duquet | Gatineau | 3.5/5.0 |
| 6 | Michel Mourad | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 7 | Emery Nottaway | Rouyn-Noranda | 3.0/5.0 |
| 8 | David Luo | Lachine | 3.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Ica He | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | James Li | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
Alex Jikai Yan won the playoff against Mathéo Huard.
Éric Liu won the playoff against William Hickeson.
Grade 1 champion: Alex Yan. The Top 3.
Grade 2
| 1 | Kevin Zhong | Pierrefonds | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Alexander Chang | Montreal | 5.5/6.0 |
| 3 | Neilson Tao | Montreal | 4.5/6.0 |
| 4 | Freddy Xue | Kirkland | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Omichi | Montreal | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Vincent Latorre | Montreal | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Richard Bocan | Montreal | 4.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Gwyn Chapdelaine | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Ze Yue Li | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Mathieu Béliveau | Boischatel | 3.0/5.0 |
Alexander Chang won the playoff against Neilson Tao.
Grade 2 champion: Kevin Zhong. The Top 3.
Kevin was the defending champion 2015.
Grade 3
| 1 | Richard Q. Zheng | Montreal | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Prince Éric Jr Guipi Bopala | Blainville | 5.5/6.0 |
| 3 | Edgar Cao | St-Laurent | 4.5/6.0 |
| 4 | Rachel Wang | Longueuil | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Chen Rui Zhang | Montreal | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Zachary Nguyen | St-Laurent | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Zhong Xuan Li | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 8 | William Zhang | St-Laurent | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Justin Sun | Lasalle | 3.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Kevin Liu | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
Prince Éric won the playoff against Edgar.
Grade 3 champion: Richard Zheng. The Top 3.
Richard: 3-time Quebec champion and Canadian champion 2015.
Grade 4
| 1 | Haruaki Omichi | Montreal | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | David Craciun | Montreal | 4.5/5.0 |
| 3 | Zihi Zhong | Montreal | 7.0/8.0 |
| 4 | Julia Kuleshova | Montreal | 4.0/6.0 |
| 5 | Tristan Gonzalez | La Prairie | 4.0/6.0 |
| 6 | Eric Chen | Pincourt | 5.0/7.0 |
| 7 | Jiaqi He | Lachine | 4.0/6.0 |
| 8 | Tony Cai | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Yihan Xu | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Mina Mikhael | Laval | 3.0/5.0 |
Zihi Zhong won the five-way playoff for third place. What a battle!
Grade 4 champion: Haruaki Omichi. The Top 3.
Haruaki: 2-time Quebec champion and defending champion 2015.
Grade 5
| 1 | Qiuyu Huang | Montreal | 6.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Tyler Tanaka | Westmount | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Alan Yan | Laval | 5.0/6.0 |
| 4 | Yan Li | Repentigny | 4.0/6.0 |
| 5 | Daniel Tianqi Yu | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 6 | Le Cong Li | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 7 | Marc-Antoine Brunet | Gatineau | 3.5/5.0 |
| 8 | Léo Richard | Lorraine | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Hugo Laroche | St-Cyrille-de-Wendover | 3.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Owen Liu | Laval | 3.5/5.0 |
Qiuyu won the playoff against Tyler.
Alan won the playoff against Yan.
Grade 5 champion: Qiuyu Huang. The Top 3.
Qiuyu: 5-time Quebec champion and Canadian champion 2015, 2014 et 2013.
Grade 6
| 1 | Wenxuan Zhong | Montreal | 4.5/5.0 |
| 2 | Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux | Montreal | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Francis Durette | Anjou | 5.0/7.0 |
| 4 | Alexis Demers | Longueuil | 4.0/6.0 |
| 5 | Mathias Grandmont | Drummondville | 3.5/5.0 |
| 6 | Dustin Zuo | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 7 | Xi Ming Yu | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 8 | Caroline Wang | Longueuil | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Luca Abruzzese | Montreal | 3.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Leo Shi | St-Laurent | 3.0/5.0 |
Shawn Rodrigue placed second, and Francis Durette third, after a three-way playoff.
Grade 6 - The Top 3.
Wenxuan: 2-time Quebec champion.
Secondary 1
| 1 | Gabriel Philip Tinica | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | 4.5/5.0 |
| 2 | Allison Tsypin | Pointe-Claire | 5.5/7.0 |
| 3 | Zi Yu Guan | St-Laurent | 5.5/8.0 |
| 4 | Alec Yu | Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue | 3.5/6.0 |
| 5 | Muyuan Yang | St-Laurent | 3.5/6.0 |
| 6 | Jia Yu Luo | Montreal | 3.5/6.0 |
| 7 | William Zhao | Longueuil | 3.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Tony Li | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Alexander Lin-Hu | Laval | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Susan Cai | Montreal | 2.5/5.0 |
Allison Tsypin placed second, and Zi Yu Guan third, after a five-way playoff.
Secondary 1 champion: Gabriel Philip Tinica. The Top 3.
Gabriel: 2-time Quebec champion and defending champion 2015.
Secondary 2
| 1 | Maïli-Jade Ouellet | St-Lambert | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Run Kun Fan | Brossard | 4.0/5.0 |
| 3 | Yoakim Turgeon | Montreal | 4.0/6.0 |
Secondary 2 champion: Maïli-Jade Ouellet. The Top 3.
WFM Maïli: 3-time Quebec champion and Canadian champion 2013.
Secondary 3
| 1 | Ananda Saha | Montreal | 5.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Matthieu Johnson-Constantin | Montreal | 4.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Zachary Saine | Outremont | 3.5/5.0 |
Ananda won the playoff against Matthieu.
Secondary 3 champion: Ananda Saha. The Top 3.
Ananda: 2-time Quebec champion.
Secondary 4
| 1 | Alan Luo | Montreal | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Ling Yun (Linda)Shi | Montreal | 4.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Marc-Antoine Lévesque | Drummondville | 3.0/6.0 |
Linda won the playoff against Marc-Antoine.
Secondary 4 champion: Alan Luo. The Top 3.
Secondary 5
| 1 | Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté | Montreal | 4.5/5.0 |
| 2 | Zong Yang Yu | Montreal | 4.0/5.0 |
| 3 | Hongrui Zhu | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
Secondary 5 champion: Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté. The Top 2.
FM Olivier: 3-time Quebec champion.
Cegep 1
| 1 | Nicholas Johnson | Outremont | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Gabriel Harris | Montreal | 3.0/5.0 |
| 3 | Philip Bilski | Boisbriand | 2.5/5.0 |
Cegep champion: Nicholas Johnson. The Top 3.
Nicholas: 5-time Quebec champion and defending champion 2015.
More photos:
For lots more photos from the Quebec Chess Challenge, see
Photos of the QCC
For complete results, see Quebec Chess Challenge
ONTARIO CHESS CHALLENGE
442 regional champions took part in the Ontario Chess Challenge, held on April 17 at the International Centre in Mississauga. The tournament crowned twelve players as provincial champion in their school grade, earning them a place on Team Ontario at the Canadian Chess Challenge on May 22-23 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Thirteen players scored a perfect 5 for 5 in this high-calibre event. Congratulations to Andrew Rong, Anthony Atanasov, Daniel Xu, Max Chen, Max England, Kevin Zheng, Nicholas Vettese, Alan Li, Ricky Luo, Joseph Bellissimo, Qiyu Zhou, and Michael Razvan for their outstanding performance!
You might think that a perfect score would guarantee you first place on the podium. But this was not the case for three players who had to settle for second after a playoff. In grade 5, defending champion Max England was victorious over Kevin Zheng. Grade 6 saw Nicholas Vettese (also defending champion) defeat Alan Li. And Joseph Bellissimo won against Qiyu Zhou in grade 10.
This tournament was particularly special for the new grade 12 champion, Zehn Nasir. Zehn began playing in CMA tournaments in 2006 while in the third grade. He participated in his first Ontario Chess Challenge two years later and has climbed the ranks ever since. Imagine his excitement when he finally won the championship in his final year. All he needs now to complete the fairy tale is a victory next month in Regina. Good luck, Zehn!
Here are the results.
Kindergarten
| 1 | Arnav Mane | Toronto | 4.5/5.0 |
| 2 | Jacob Gefen | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 3 | Kingsley Bai | North York | 3.0/5.0 |
Kindergarten - Medallists
Grade 1
| 1 | Andrew Ksenych | Toronto | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Winnie Zhuang | Toronto | 5.0/7.0 |
| 3 | Kush Kheni | Toronto | 5.0/7.0 |
| 4 | George Raymond | Hamilton | 5.0/6.0 |
| 5 | Greta Qu | Toronto | 4.0/6.0 |
| 6 | Johnathan Han | Kanata | 3.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Nathan Wang | Toronto | 3.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Richard Wang | Scarborough | 3.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Lawrence Wood | Toronto | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | David Shamroni | Waterloo | 3.0/5.0 |
Playoffs:
Kush Kheni 1-0 Greta Qu
George Raymond 1-0 Winnie Zhuang
Kush Kheni 0-1 Winnie Zhuang
Grade 1 - Top 3
Grade 2
| 1 | Anthony Atanasov | Oakville | 6.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Daniel Xu | Ottawa | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Eric Ning | Markham | 4.0/5.0 |
| 4 | Hao Ran Fan | Thornhill | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Daniel Wang | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Vincent Qin | Ottawa | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Éric Li | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Sam Ripley | Harrow | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Andrew Chen | Richmond Hill | 3.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Divjot Locham | Windsor | 3.5/5.0 |
Playoff:
Daniel Xu 0-1 Anthony Atanasov
Grade 2 - Top 3
Grade 3
| 1 | Max Chen | North York | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Zack Dinatolo | Toronto | 5.5/6.0 |
| 3 | Kousihan Balachandran | Markham | 4.5/6.0 |
| 4 | Tigran Ghazarian | North York | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Jeffrey R Zhao | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Austin Xie | Markham | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Henry Liu | Mississauga | 4.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Matthew Zhu | Ottawa | 4.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Faina Pobereshnikova | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Grant Chen | Ancaster | 4.0/5.0 |
Playoff:
Kousihan Balachandran 0-1 Zack Dinatolo
Grade 3 - Top 3
Grade 4
| 1 | Nameer Issani | Toronto | 5.5/6.0 |
| 2 | Dorian Kang | Aurora | 4.5/6.0 |
| 3 | Aahil Noorali | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 4 | Mysha Gilani | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Max Rusonik | Thornhill | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Max Zhu | Windsor | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Benjamin DeCosta | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Yunkun Lu | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Stephen Shi | Brampton | 4.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Bhavatharshan Jeyakumar | Scarborough | 3.5/5.0 |
Playoff:
Nameer Issani 1-0 Dorian Kang
Grade 4 - Top 3
Grade 5
| 1 | Max England | Toronto | 6.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Kevin Zheng | Toronto | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Jonathan Zhao | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 4 | William Shi | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Matthew Tang | Mississauga | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Licheng Zhou | Ottawa | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Jordan Osten | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Alexandru Lungu | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 9 | David Shi | Toronto | 3.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Eric Wang | Toronto | 3.5/5.0 |
Playoff:
Max England 1-0 Kevin Zheng
Grade 5 - Top 3
Grade 6
| 1 | Nicholas Vettese | Toronto | 6.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Alan Li | Markham | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Nick Akophyan | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 4 | Arhant Washimkar | North York | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Benjamin Yu | Ottawa | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Emma He | Toronto | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Jack Li | Windsor | 4.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Kylie Tan | Mississauga | 4.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Max Kuchlein | Kingston | 4.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Adrian D'Souza | Pickering | 3.0/5.0 |
Playoff:
Nicholas Vettese 1-0 Alan Li
Grade 6 - Top 3
Grade 7
| 1 | Eugene Hua | Waterdown | 5.5/6.0 |
| 2 | Richard Feng | Toronto | 4.5/6.0 |
| 3 | Larry Ju | Kanata | 4.0/5.0 |
| 4 | Daniel Liu | North York | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Benito Surya | Mississauga | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Svitlana Demchenko | Ottawa | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Henry Zhang | Windsor | 3.5/5.0 |
| 8 | David Liu | Markham | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Justin Tang | Markham | 3.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Tianyi Shen | Hamilton | 3.0/5.0 |
Playoff:
Eugene Hua 1-0 Richard Feng
Grade 7 - Top 3
Grade 8
| 1 | Ricky Luo | North York | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Jason Cai | Markham | 5.5/6.0 |
| 3 | Hairan Liang | Markham | 4.5/6.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Yi-Xiao Yie | Markham | 4.0/5.0 |
| 5 | James Iansavitchous | London | 4.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Daniel Caron | Guelph | 4.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Andrew Xue | Toronto | 3.5/5.0 |
| 8 | Jacky Jia | Toronto | 3.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Yue Tong Zhao | Stouffville | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Yi Deng | Toronto | 3.0/5.0 |
Playoff:
Jason Cai 1-0 Hairan Liang
Grade 8 - Top 3
Grade 9
| 1 | Richard Chen | Ancaster | 4.5/5.0 |
| 2 | Dennis Shamroni | Waterloo | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Harry Zhao | Toronto | 4.0/6.0 |
| 4 | Ruo Pan Feng | Toronto | 3.5/5.0 |
| 5 | Caroline Chen | Kanata | 3.5/5.0 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Xu | Markham | 3.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Xin-Yu Zhu | Windsor | 3.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Denver Tang | Kitchener | 3.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Andy Sun | Markham | 2.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Patrick Xie | Markham | 2.5/5.0 |
Playoff:
Harry Zhao 0-1 Dennis Shamroni
Grade 9 - Top 3
Grade 10
| 1 | Joseph Bellissimo | Toronto | 6.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Qiyu Zhou | Toronto | 5.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Eric Wang | Richmond Hill | 4.0/5.0 |
| 4 | Derick Aghamalian | Thornhill | 3.5/5.0 |
| 5 | Joey Zhong | Richmond Hill | 3.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Sean Lei | Markham | 3.0/5.0 |
| 7 | Jeff Zhang | Ottawa | 3.0/5.0 |
| 8 | Neerav Mullur | Cornwall | 3.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Aidan Storey | St. Catherines | 3.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Tyler D'Amore | Windsor | 2.5/5.0 |
Playoff:
Joseph Bellissimo 1-0 Qiyu Zhou
Grade 10 - Top 3
Grade 11
| 1 | Michael Song | Thornhill | 5.0/5.0 |
| 2 | Razvan Preotu | Burlington | 4.5/5.0 |
| 3 | Atharva Washimkar | Toronto | 3.0/5.0 |
| 4 | Ethan Moon | Toronto | 3.0/5.0 |
| 5 | Daniel Muntaner | Toronto | 2.5/5.0 |
| 6 | Yinshi Li | North York | 2.5/5.0 |
| 7 | Michael Li | Toronto | 2.5/5.0 |
| 8 | Adam Packer | Woodbridge | 2.0/5.0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Hay | Ajax | 2.0/5.0 |
| 10 | Selvin Leenus | Toronto | 2.0/5.0 |
Grade 11
Grade 12
| 1 | Zehn Nasir | East York | 5.0/6.0 |
| 2 | Kajan Thanabalachandran | Toronto | 4.0/6.0 |
| 3 | Tony Lin | Toronto | 3.5/5.0 |
| 4 | Mark Plotkin | Thornhill | 3.5/5.0 |
| 5 | Martin Li | Markham | 3.0/5.0 |
| 6 | Brendan Cater | Toronto | 2.5/5.0 |
| 7 | Joseph Suthons | Fonthill | 2.5/5.0 |
| 8 | Andrew Pak | Vaughan | 2.5/5.0 |
| 9 | Huxley Anjilvel | Inverary | 2.5/5.0 |
| 10 | Tristan Griffiths | Welland | 1.0/5.0 |
Playoff:
Zehn Nasir 1-0 Kajan Thanabalachandran
Grade 12 - Top 3
For complete results, see: Ontario Chess Challenge
NEW BRUNSWICK CHESS CHALLENGE
The New Brunswick Chess Challenge took place at Cité des Jeunes A.M.Sormany in Edmundston on April 16th. It is always one of the biggest annual chess tournaments in Canada. This year there were 330 players! The winners in each section qualify for the nationals in Regina, Saskatchewan over Victoria Day weekend. Additionally the top two in each grade qualify for the Maritime Scholastic Team Championship in November, where they will face off against teams from Nova Scotia and P.E.I.
The tournament was excellently organized by Mylène Bossé Lamarre in collaboration with the New Brunswick Chess’n Math Association.
Grade 1
1. Maxence Smith
2. Xavier Daigle
3. Cédric Rioux
Grade 2
1. Jeremy Green
2. Gavin Steeves
3. Jacob Maltais
Grade 3
1. Tristan Richard
2. Tiger Xu
3. Ina Steeves
Grade 4
1. Stephan Ramjbar
2. Alexi Colette
3. Alex Leblanc
Grade 5
1. Jacob Tibbo
2. Alexandre Leblanc
3. Yi Yang
Grade 6
1. Austin Leblanc
2. Mingda Shen
3. Luc Blanchette
Grade 7
1. Cynthia Cui
2. Jordan Capello
3. René-Pierre Cyr
Grade 8
1. Leonardo Cui
2. Robin Weiland
3. Philippe Giard
Grade 9
1. Ben Yeomans
2. Alex Mawhinney
3. Logan Austin Reid
Grade 10
1. Sam Song
2. Alexandre Robichaud
3.Nam Vu
Grade 11
1. Jong Su Kim
2. Mathieu Perron-Cormier
3. Craig Carson
Grade 12
1. Isaac Lee
2. Amir David
3. Sandor Cselengi
Grade 10. Sam Song (left) was last year’s national grade 9 champion.
Grade 8. Leonardo Cui (left) is a three-time New Brunswick champion.
Grade 7. Cynthia Cui (left) will be playing in her fourth nationals. She tied for 3rd
place in grade 6 last year.
New Brunswick has finished fifth at the Canadian Chess Challenge the past three years, winning the special award for best Atlantic Canada team.
SASKATCHEWAN CHESS CHALLENGE
The Saskatchewan Chess Challenge was held in Regina on April 16. The winners in each grade will be part of the provincial team playing at the nationals next month. Good luck to this year’s home team!
Grade 1
1. Leo Lin
2. Liliya Solomentseva
3.Hector Schuck
Grade 2
1. Natasha Sasata
2. Greyson de Padua
3. Yuxuan Bao
Grade 3
1. Brooks Jiang
2. Felix Lin
3. Amanda Naeima
Grade 4
1. Leonard Carolino
2. Joseph Van Der Loo
3. Colby Welliver
Grade 5
1. Alexander de Padua
2. Sean Van Der Loo
3. Anastasia Sasata
Grade 6
1. Alexander Sasata
2. Eleazar Carolino
Grade 7
1. Daniel Wei
2. Stefan Cismaru
3. Evan Pope
Grade 8
1. Ruiqian Dai
2. Sahej Singh
3. Joshua Soifer
Grade 9
1. Andrew Li
Grade 10
1. Avram Tcherni
Grade 12
1. Jimmy Bartha
2. Saed Teymuri
3. Leah Schwartz
Sahej Singh qualifies to represent Saskatchewan in grade 11.
For more information on the Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association, visit http://chesssask.blogspot.ca/