The Schiller Park Chess Club in conjunction with The Archangel 8 Chess Academy hosted its first of many chess tournaments. The tournament was hosted in the George K Arthur Community Center, 2056 Genesee Street in Buffalo, NY. The tournament was named after George K. Arthur who is long standing community activist in the neighborhood and is a long standing supporter of The Archangel 8 Chess Academy. The goal is to make the game of chess accessible to those in the Schiller Park community and those of the afterschool program where they have limited resources for travel. We plan to have other tournaments over holidays when schools are closed.
There were twelve players including two females. The new female chess players were Laura Cohn, 2nd grader at Lindbergh Elementary, Kenmore, New York and Lafranee Daniel, 5th grader at Trinity Catholic Academy and both are members of the Urban Queens Chess Club. Other schools represented were East High School with four players, Jonathan Boone and Ilon Crittenden are new members and returnees are James Hampton and Joshua Hampton. Olmstead #64 has now started an afterschool chess club had three fourth graders, Miles James, Urban Knight member, Oren Forgette and Nathaniel Spencer, Olmstead #97 was represented by 5th grader,Joshua Harbert(new Gloria J Parks Chess club member) and Miles Glenn from the Urban Knights Chess Club.
Lafranee Daniel, 5ht grader at Trinity Catholic Academy was awarded the TOP Female Trophy for her performance.
The results of the K - 6th Section are Champion - Matthew Schlaak, 2nd grader from the Chess Club of Buffalo, 2nd Place - Nathaniel Spencer,4th grader at Olmstead #64, 3rd Place - Laura Cohn, 2nd grader at Lindbergh Elmentary and 4th Place - Joshua Harbert, 5th grader at Olmstead #97.
The results of the K - 12th Section are NEW CHAMPION - Jonathan Boone, 11th grader at East High School, 2nd Place - James Hampton, 11th grader at East High, 3rd Place - Joshua Hampton, 11th grader at East High and 4th Place - Miles Glenn, 7th grader from the Urban Knights Chess Club.
Photos were taken by the Schlaak family! Congratulations to Matthew on his first trophy!
A special thanks to the staff of the George K Arthur Community Center for making this chess event special during National Chess Month! Submitted by Mc Duffie, Chess Ambassador
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