2024 National Elementary Championship Report

2024 National Elementary School (K-6) Championship

This weekend marked the 2024 Elementary National Chess Championship in Columbus, Ohio. With over 1586 players participating from 42 states from across the nation for a weekend of fierce competition across twelve sections, ranging from kindergarten through sixth grade. 

We sent over 180 players from 20 teams, representing 30% of the total participants, our players not only showcased their individual skills but also embodied the values of teamwork and camaraderie as they proudly represented their teams and school communities. Throughout the tournament, our players exhibited remarkable readiness to tackle every challenge and bounce back from setbacks with determination.

Please take a moment to look at the full individual and team results below. 

Individual Standings

K-6 Under 1400

  • OSCAR SHAWWA, PS 130K - 4th Place

  • KIERAN SANCHALA, PS 32 - 6th Place

  • KOBI CORNWELL, PS 118 - 10th Place

  • ATTICUS CHEN, PS 124

  • SIMON RIFKIN, PS 116

K-6 Under 1000

  • INGA BAUBLYTE, NEST+m - 20th Place tie

K-5 Championship

  • ELLIOTT GOODRICH, PS 77 - 5th Place

  • SHIV DUBEY, PS 77 - 8th Place

  • TAKKI TANAKA, PS 77

  • THEODORE SHIN, PS 11

Ratings (1400-1499) => MILES STRINGER, PS 33 - 1st Place

Ratings (1300-1399) => ZACHARY NAZIMOWITZ, PS 130M - 1st Place

Ratings (1100-1199) => ALEXANDER ROSENBERG, PS 33 - 2nd Place

Ratings Under 1000 => MITCHELL PECK, PS 11 - 3rd Place

K-5 Under 900

  • CHARLES SMITH, PS 130K - 1st Place

  • GRANT SOLINGER, PS 10 - 2nd Place

  • SERENA XU, PS 59 - 4th Place

  • JOSEPHINE FINKLER, PS 10 - 10th Place

  • UDAYVEER KULHARY, PS 59

  • ZIHENG YU, BASIS INDEPENDENT BROOKLYN

  • JACKSON LEVINE, PS 130K

  • ELLIOT KUANG, PS 10

  • EVELYN GAO, BASIS INDEPENDENT BROOKLYN

  • FRANCES MCMANUS, PS 130K

K-3 Championship

  • ETHAN KIM, PS 77 - 8th Place

  • SCARLETT KONG, PS 77

  • JACK BOYER-OLSON, NEST+m - 15th Place tie

Ratings (1100-1199) => JONAH FINKELSTEIN, PS 130K - 2nd Place

Ratings (900-999) => TAI HONG, NEST+m - 3rd Place

K-3 Under 1000

  • LAWRENCE RIZZATO, NEST+m - 15th Place

K-3 Under 700

  • JONATHAN CHEN, BASIS INDEPENDENT BROOKLYN - 4th Place

  • SLOANE MURPHY, PS 11 - 8th Place

  • WALTER GOOCH-RAUSHENBUSH, PS 11

K-1 Championship

  • YICHENG ZHANG

K-1 Under 500 and Unrated

  • JULIAN CHO, NEST+m - 2nd Place

  • DINA ZISLIN, PS 33

  • EVA SHANG, NEST+m - 15th Place

  • Aidan Whitaker, PS 77

  • Andrew Li, PS 11

Blitz K-6

  • ELLIOT GOODRICH, PS 77 - 3rd Place

  • TAKKI TANAKA, PS 77 - 8th Place

Ratings (1300-1399) => LIAM VALLE, PS 10 - 2nd Place

Ratings (1200-1299) => BENJAMIN SOLINSKY, PS 198 - 1st Place

Ratings (1100-1199) => MORGAN MAYO, PS 10 - 3rd Place

Blitz K-3

Ratings (900-999) =>

  • ANDREW YOUN, PS 33 - 1st Place

  • TAI HONG, NEST+m - 3rd Place

Team Standings

K-6 Under 1400

  • PS 118 - 3rd Place

  • PS 198 - 4th Place

  • PS 10 - 10th Place

K-5 Championship

  • PS 77 - 1st Place

  • PS 130M - 4th Place

  • PS 11 - 5th Place

K-5 Under 1200

  • Basis Independent Brooklyn - 2nd Place

K-5 Under 900

  • PS 130K - 1st Place

  • PS 10 - 2nd Place

  • PS 59 - 6th Place

  • Basis Independent Brooklyn - 7th Place

K-3 Championship

  • PS 77 - 2nd Place

  • PS 130K - 5th Place

  • NEST+m - 6th Place

K-3 Under 1000

  • PS 33 - 2nd Place

K-3 Under 700

  • PS 11 - 7th Place

  • PS 130K - 9th Place

  • PS 59th

K-1 Championship

  • PS 77 - 3rd Place

  • PS 130K - 4th Place

K-1 Under 500 and Unrated

  • NEST+m - 3rd Place

  • PS 11 - 4th Place

  • PS 33 - 7th Place

Blitz K-6

  • PS 77 -1st Place

Blitz K-3

  • Nest+M - 2nd Place

  • PS 33 - 3rd Place

Russ Makofsky