THANKSGIVING SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

The Thanksgiving Scholastic Championship held on November 20, 2004 saw Ashwin Devendran capturing the championship title with a perfect 5-0 score. Following him was Frank Castellanos, from the Boys and Girls Club of Burbank team, with 4-1 and Benjamin Quincey with 3.5-1.5.

In the Knights (intermediate) section Angel Fiorito took home the top prize. Following him was Sathiyaa Balachandran, the only girl in the event, with a score of 3-2. Another representative of the Boys and Girls Club of Burbank, Jorge Torres finished with 3rd place.

In the Pawns (beginner's) section, Douglas Griffin edged out Ashmit Adarsh took take home the first place trophy. At third was Spencer Ytuarte.

Besides the top 3 prizes, much fanfare and surprises awaited our chess players throughout the day. Raffle prizes were distributed in between the rounds. In addition, tournament organizer, Mr. "Dan", awarded all the contestants who played all their games a chess medal.
Alivar Chowdhury and Ye Chan Lee also won the best sportmanship awards given by Chesspalace.

Special thanks to Chesspalace for graciously volunteering their facility to host this event. Also special thanks deserves to go to Kevin Bulone, director of the Games and Recreation of the Boys and Girls Club of Burbank, for his selfless support of his kids in their chess endeavors.

For more information about the next scholastic event, please check out our calendar page often or call Alfred at 310-594-3475.