Checkmate for chess champions
The 25th Annual Jacksonville Scholastic Chess Championship was held Feb. 11 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Marco. The tournament, sponsored by North Florida Sinus Center, drew 127 scholastic chess players and 23 chess teams to compete. Locally, Hendricks Avenue Elementary won the K-2 division and was runner-up in the K-5 division. Landon College Prep won the city champion spot for the K-8 division, and Stanton College Prep topped the K-12 division.
Individually, six students placed among the top competitors:
Cassius Foote, Hendricks Avenue Elementary — Third place, Kindergarten division
Asher Churchill, Assumption Catholic School — First place, First grade division
Georgiy Zimin, Hendricks Avenue Elementary — Third place, First grade division
Nolan Gray, Hendricks Avenue Elementary — Third place, Second grade division
Bavi Whale, Landon College Prep — First place, Sixth grade division
Arjun Singh, Landon College Prep — First place, Seventh grade division
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