ACHIEVEMENTS
September 2024 Tournament Results
We’re excited to share the results from the Fall PALS Tournament which took place on September 28 in Denver. Congratulations! Here are the notable finishes:
K-2 Unrated Section
| 1st |
CONNOR WOLF GORBY
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| 2nd | LEV SAFRONOV |
| 3rd |
BOHDAN WYNAR
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| 4th | KNOX JALLOH |
| 5th | KAI JIMENEZ |
| 6th | YASSIN WHDAN |
| 7th |
AIDEN NISHANTH
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| 8th |
ANDREW TAMCHINA
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| 9th | ELISE TREMOLET |
| 10th |
ARTHUR RO PEARSON
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K-5 Unrated Section
| 1st | CLAIRE WANG |
| 2nd |
SIMON DEREVIANKO
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| 3rd | RAYNE LELAH |
| 4th | ASHER AGIN |
| 5th | ROHIT KRISHNA |
| 6th |
MEGHNA LAMBU
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| 7th | KEVIN MAH |
| 8th |
BENNETT SMITH
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| 9th | RYDER WU |
| 10th | JONAH TAN |
6-12th Unrated
| 1st | FELIX GRAHAM |
| 2nd | ASHWIN PATEL |
| 3rd |
MALAKHI TR LEPKIN
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| 4th |
ANVIT A YELGALWAR
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| 5th |
OLIVER SARABIA
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| 6th | HUNG TRAN |
| 7th |
SORBIL BAYASGALAN
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| 8th | LUCAS MASTER |
| 9th | AIDAN CANDA |
| 10th |
EMILIANO GARCIA
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K-12 Rated Section
| 1st |
BRANDON MOORE
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| 2nd |
MALACHI BROWN
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| 3rd | GAUTAM AATHI |
| 4th |
MAHI PRAKAS KASAT
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| 5th | SRII BEZAWADA |
| 6th |
CHRISTIAN HARDY
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| 7th |
STEPAN ROSTOVTSEV
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| 8th | SHARVI SHAHI |
| 9th |
RUSHIITHA BEZAWADA
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| 10th | ELLA ZHANG |
| Special Awards: | |
| Chess Queen: | |
| K-2 unrated | Elise Tremolet |
| K-5 unrated | Claire Wang |
| 6-12 unrated |
no female played
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David vs. Goliath:
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| K-2 unrated | Kai Jimenez |
| K-5 unrated | Jonah Tan |
| 6-12 unrated | Felix Graham |
| K-12 Rated | Christian Hardy |
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Sportsmanship:
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| K-2 unrated | Leo Mannerings |
| K-5 unrated | Adrian Georgiev |
| 6-12 unrated | Emiliano Garcia |
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School Team Trophies
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| 1st place |
Challenge School
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| 2nd place |
Denver Language School
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| 3rd place |
STEM School of Highlands Ranch
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| Open Section: | |||
| CARTER EDWARDS |
$240.00 : Open: 1st
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| HENRY KOVACS |
$75.00 : Open: 2nd split
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| FELIX MCMILLAN |
$75.00 : Open: 2nd split
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| RYAN HAJJALI |
$105.00 : U1300 1st/2nd split
Combined U1300 2nd |
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| QUINN LEDUC |
$105.00 : U1300 1st/2nd split
Combined U1300 2nd |
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May 18th Last PALS Tournament of the year!
Tournament Results:
K-2 Winners:
1st: Jiyaan Sathishkumar
2nd: Milan Dremin
3rd: Marcus Carroll
4th: Christian Hardy
5th: Joshua North
6th: Kira Welsh
7th: Nathan Smolyar
8th: Elle Sherman
9th: Maddox Pedigo
10th: Lev Safronov
K-5 winners:
1st: Ben Gottry
2nd: Felix Graham
3rd: Jonah Tan
4th: Hung Tran
5th: Aharshi Roy
6th: Riley Canda
7th: Charlie Nefsky
8th: Mia Jimenez
9th: Anush Roy
10th: Erik Bayasgalan
6-12 winners:
1st: Malakhi Lepkin
2nd: Lucas Gottry
3rd: Nathaniel Viehl
4th: Zoe McKinney
5th: Evan Fish
6th: Asher McFedries
7th: Aiden Pringle
8th: Adam Brotzman
9th: Cerenity Springle
10th: Hope Brotzman
K-12 Rated:
1st: Malachi Brown
2nd: Brandon Moore
3rd: Vishnupriy Balaji
4th: Kai Grayson
5th: Viaan Khandelwal
6th: Quinn Leduc
7th: Gautam Aathi
8th: Isadore Grotewiel
9th: Braelen Rome
10th: Judah Brown
Chess queens:
K-2 winner: Kira Welsh
K-5 winner: Mia Jimenez
6-12 winner: Zoe McKinney
K-12 Rated winner: Pria Balaji
David vs. Goliath
K-2 winner: Kira Welsh
K-5 winner: Jonah Tan
6-12 winner: Malakhi Lepkin
K-12 rated winner: Viaan Khandelwal
Sportsmanship:
K-2 winner: Jenson Allison
K-5 winner: Camden Marshall
6-12 winner: Hope Brotzman
Team Trophies:
1st place: Challenge School
2nd place: Ralston Elementary
3rd place: Galileo Middle School (from Colorado Springs)
Open Section Winners:
1st Place: Henry Kovacs
2nd Place U1400: Avyukth Shrinkanth
2nd Place U1400: Oliver Hasselkus
Congratulations to all of the players!
We had so much fun and can’t wait to see you all at our fall tournament!
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.
