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Oak Ridge students earn spots in state chess tournament

Posted at 11:52 am February 3, 2018
By Gilbert CHAN Leave a Comment

K-3 section winners are pictured above at the Tennessee Chess Association Individual Regional Tournament on Jan. 27, 2018, at Oak Ridge High School. An Nguyen from St. Mary's is at right. (Submitted photo)

K-3 section winners are pictured above at the Tennessee Chess Association Individual Regional Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Oak Ridge High School. An Nguyen from St. Mary’s is at right. (Submitted photo)

 

Oak Ridge students have earned spots in the state championship chess tournament this month.

The Tennessee Chess Association Individual Regional Tournament was Saturday, January 27, at Oak Ridge High School. There were 36 competitors representing Oak Ridge schools: 12 from Oak Ridge High School, six from Jefferson Middle School, six from Robertsville Middle School, four from Willow Brook Elementary School, three each from Linden Elementary School and Woodland Elementary School, and two from St. Mary’s.

Kindergartener An Nguyen from St. Mary’s won a clear first place in the K-3 division with a perfect 5-0 score, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: An Nguyen, Andrew Chan, Bear Moran, Brian Qu, Bronson Burdick, chess, Jefferson Middle School, Justin Blanchard, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Robertsville Middle School, St. Mary's, state chess tournament, Tennessee Chess Association, Tennessee Chess Association Individual Regional Tournament, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

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