Matthew Danielson won in October
10/25/2008


Trophy obtained by Matthew Danielson in October 2008
Picture by Charlie Roth

On October 25th, Princeton Charter School hosted its first chess tournament of the academic year.  Twenty-four students participated overall, including seven who were in their first chess tournament.  Winner of the Open division was Matthew Danielson, who emerged victorious in a three-way playoff with Rishi Rajendran (2nd) and Jay Yalamanchili (3rd), all of whom had scored 3.5/4 points.  Top places in the other divisions were as follows:

U1000: Alexander Roth, Daniel Yedidia, Manus Kreike-Martin
U700: Saumya Malik, Lincoln Roth, Harrison Max
U300: Maria Kaminska, Nora Kreike-Martin, Wyatt Zetterberg

Congratulations to all participants!  Future PCS Chess tournaments for the 2008-09 academic year will be held on November 15, January 24, February 21, March 21, April 25, May 16, and June 6..
To see the results of the October Tournament, please click here

Link to Princeton Charter School