ACHIEVEMENTS
MARCH 9, 2024 Tournament Results
March 9 tournament results:
K-2 Winners:
1st: Jonah Tan
2nd: Jason Oh
3rd: Hunter Miura
4th: Joshua North
5th: Kira Welsh
6th: Elias Gordon
7th: Finneaus Gilchrist
8th: Bohdan Wynar
9th: Gray Bass
10th: Maddox Pedigo
K-5 winners:
1st: Camden Marshall
2nd: Eric Bay
3rd: Aharshi Roy
4th: Caleb Oh
5th: Edouard Breton
6th: Bennett Smith
7th: Gaȅl Goyran
8th: Rohit Krishna
9th: Henry Elder
10th: Sklar Welsh
6-12 winners:
1st: Torin Simodynes
2nd: Priya Balaji
3rd: Nathaniel Viehl
4th: Holden Borer
5th: Theo Berman
6th: Jake Schnakenberg
7th: Anvit Yelgawar
K-12 Rated:
1st: Kai Grayson
2nd: Malachi Brown
3rd: Kai Gordon
4th: Tavien Tripp
5th: Ariana Dani
6th: Brandon Moore
7th: Dennis Kotlyarov
8th: Nicholas Black
9th: Gautam Aathi
10th: Zachary Nielsen
Chess queens:
K-2 winner: Kira Welsh
K-5 winner: Skylar Welsh
6-12 winner: Priay Blaji
K-12 rated winner: Ariana Dani
David vs. Goliath
K-2 winner: Yassin Whadan
K-5 winner: Lane Sharp
6-12 winner: Torin Simodynes
K-12 rated winner: Dheeran Dinesh
Sportsmanship:
K-2 winner: Akili Erickson
K-5 winner: Anania Erickson
Team Trophies:
1st place: Challenge School
2nd place: Ralston Elementary
3rd place: Denver Language School
Open Section Winners:
1st Place:Luis Jimenez
2nd Place: Farris Gabbara
3rd place: Jeffery Baffo, Roderick Gorby, Maurice MuMciver
Under 1300 1st Combined U1300 2nd: Jeffery Dank and Weston Taylor
2024 Colorado State Scholastic Chess Championships
The 2024 Colorado State Scholastic Chess Championships were held on February 3rd and 4th and PALS students REALLY performed. Pals students swept the entire state championships and in some cases took 1st and 2nd place. Here are the notable finishes:
K-1
2024 Colorado State Scholastic Champion – Anish Panda
2nd place – Charlie Kovacs
K-3
2024 Colorado State Scholastic Champion – Avyukth Shrikkanth
2nd place – Anirudh Saibalan
K-5
2024 Colorado State Scholastic Champion – Arie Feigin
K-8
2024 Colorado State Scholastic Champion – Rocco Degeest
2nd place – Henry Kovacs
K-12
2024 Colorado State Scholastic Champion – Sullivan McConnell
All of the students listed above are either studying at a PALS chess club or taking private lessons from a PALS chess coach or both! This was the best finish at the scholastic state championships in PALS history. Congratulations to all five state champions and the three 2nd place finishers!
All pictures were generously provided by John Brezina.