Warsaw Community Schools

WARSAW, IN - A total of 142 student and adult chess players gathered at Madison Elementary School on Saturday, January 31, for the 25th Annual Warsaw Chess Tournament, celebrating a milestone year.

 

Hosted by the Warsaw Chess Club, the tournament combined friendly competition with a powerful purpose. For the thirteenth consecutive year, the club partnered with A.C.T.S. for the “Checkmate Hunger” initiative. All proceeds from the event will help provide meals for families in need in Haiti and Colombia.

 

The Warsaw Chess Club extends sincere appreciation to the Warsaw Education Foundation for sponsoring all tournament awards and to American Table Restaurant for their continued donations and support of chess clubs across local schools. Every participant was recognized with either a trophy or medallion..

 

“This tournament is about more than chess,” shared Jay Bolduc, WCS chess sponsor and coach. “It brings students together from across our community while teaching critical thinking and patience. At the same time, it helps make a difference for families around the world.”

 

Tournament Results:

 

Kindergarten

1st – Teddy Saminen

2nd – Hannah Wall (Jefferson)

3rd – June Winston (Jefferson)

 

1st Grade

1st – Dev Gowri Shankar (Washington)

2nd – Adhira Badhrinath (Washington)

3rd – Fred Watson (Leesburg)

4th – Oliver Stevenson (Harrison)

5th (tie) – Vamshichand Reddy Chamala (Madison), Diya Gowri Shankar (Washington)

 

2nd Grade

1st – Madhimalar Jeeva (Madison)

2nd – Silas Bausch (Leesburg)

3rd – Havish Sriram (Washington)

4th – Haji Ali Mohammed (Washington)

5th – Griffin Kausch (Eisenhower)

 

3rd Grade

1st – Michael Van Westen (Madison)

2nd – Sullivan Corbin (Madison)

3rd – Anveer Singh (Jefferson)

4th – Aiden Jeffreys (Lincoln)

5th (tie) – Landon Quiroz (Jefferson), Caleb Zingale (Washington), Nathan Gallo (Washington), Canaan Howe (Washington), Henry Siebeneck (Washington)

 

4th Grade

1st – Cooper Stephens (Claypool)

2nd – Azra Anwar (Washington)

3rd – Cedar Watson (Leesburg)

4th – Keren Kolembe (Jefferson)

5th – Santiago Rodriguez (Lincoln)

 

5th Grade

1st – Andrew Bausch (Lincoln)

2nd – Asher Reneker (Madison)

3rd – Truman Gough (Lincoln)

4th – Josiah Burden (Lincoln)

5th – Bennett Biltz (Madison)

 

6th Grade

1st – Sidanth Umesh Kumar (Madison)

2nd – Isaac Burnworth (Washington)

3rd – Devin Harris (Indian Springs)

4th – Finley Owens (Washington)

 

Middle School

1st – Maryam Anwar (Edgewood)

2nd – Fareed Sultan Mohammed (Edgewood)

3rd – Gavin Devanathan (Lakeview)

 

High School

1st – Carson Devanathan (WCHS)

2nd – Caleb Compson (Eastbrook)

3rd – Simon Hankins (WCHS)

 

Adult Division

1st – Jim Spalding

2nd – David Teel

3rd – Jared Mellentine

 

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