PIONEER, GENESSEE CC of ROCHESTER WIN TEAM TITLES AT Jr.CHESS OLYMPICS

Pioneer central won the gr.7-12 and Genessee Community Charter School of Rochester won the k-6 titles at the USA Jr. Chess Olympics held last Saturday at Pioneer Middle School, Yorkshire NY Niagara Falls finished a close second to GCC, missing the first place trophy by only 1 pt. after 5 rounds. Team members were Thomas Hahn, Alex Mieth, Felix Ling, and Jacob Bennett. Great job boys! Pioneer's K-6 team finished 3rd. Team members were Ryan Madden, Randall Beach, Austin Kossow, and Ryan and Nathan Palmisano. They were leading after 3 rounds but then the Rochester and NF boys took over. Good effort anyway. The next time you see Austin Kossow, ask him about the Fried Liver attack! It seems one of the Rochester boys pulled that on him and he lost in 7 moves! His parents assured me they would feed him liver and onions before the tournament next year so he wouldn't forget! The crosstable is available at: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200802232411

Individual winners in k-6 were Daniel Johnston from Brighton with a perfect 5 of 5. Webster Kehoe from GCC with 4.5 finished second and Nolan Henrie from PS 17 of Rochester third. Other teams participating were Bradford PA, Brighton, and PS 17 of Buffalo represented by David Bradshaw who got 1.5 pts in only his second tournament! Good for you David! Pioneer easily won the 7-12 section as some conflicts made the other teams shorthanded. Team members were Tyler Smith, Morgan Beach, Robert Becker, and Wesley Darling. Tyler and Megesh Pansari of Brighton tied for first with 4.5 out of 5 with Megesh winning first after a 5 min blitz playoff. Morgan, Robert, and Dillon Smith of Scio tied for 3rd with Dillon winning the playoff. Other teams were Bradford PA and Casey MS, represented by Aaron Mcduffie. so a good time was had by all and we hope for a bigger and better turnout next year!