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Chess Life Online 2010 April Junior High School Nationals: Day 1 Report
Chess Life Online 2010 April Junior High School Nationals: Day 1 Report | Junior High School Nationals: Day 1 Report |
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| By Shaun Smith | |
| April 10, 2010 | |
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This spring the USCF decided to hold
the JH Nationals in Minneapolis, MN (Check this link for pairings and results, which will be updated as soon as possible). Having never been to this
part of the country, I was excited to make the trip. As
the Tournament Manager for Chess-in-the-Schools in NYC, I come to each
of the Spring Nationals to help coach our schools. This year,
Chess-in-the-Schools brought just over 100 students, accounting for
about 10 percent of the total field of just under 1,000 players. The
following schools from our program made the trip: PS 180m, MS 279x,
MS 118x, and IS 318k. IS 318k brought over 50 students this year and is competing in every section of the event except for the K-9 Unrated, as all players at IS 318k are immediately placed in rated sections once introduced to chess. After round two, IS 318k from Williamsburg, Brooklyn is in first place in both the K-8 and K-9 Championship sections by two full points. With the large number of strong players this school has in both sections, it will be tough for any school to catch them. That being said, the individual titles in both sections could go to any one of the extremely talented players in both the K-8 and K-9 Championship sections. 
David Adelberg
The K-8 Championship section is also being led by a large group of strong experts, including Dipro Chakraborty (2086), John Hughes (2084), Alexis Paredes (2037), Jeevam Karamsetty (2034), Brian Li (2017), and Nathan Lee (2011) with 2-0 scores. Alexis Paredes of IS 318k shared the following game with me. 4327 
Alexis Paredes
Saturday will challenge everyone to play three games in the tournament's longest day. The individual pairings will become more competitive and the team standings should start to tighten up. As the action heats up, check back for updated standings and reports later in the day. Photo Gallery: 
Justus Williams
Linda Diaz
John Hughes
Michael Omori
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