Lower Lab March Chess Tournament (Results & Photos)

With over 175 rated players participating, our seasons 2nd Lower Lab Chess Tournament was both highly competitive and plenty of fun! This was also the final prep opportunity for many of us, as next weekend we head to Saratoga for the annual New York State Chess Championships!

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Players and teams from across New York City competed both individually and as teams across five sections of competitive play.

Many players participated for their very first time, while others battled tough the entire day against Nationally ranked competition.

Ian West

In the end, the spirit of the tournament was highly competitive but everyone also enjoyed a warm and welcoming community vibe where players and teams came together to share in a great day of chess.

Our next event will be held on March 31st at PS 116! We look forward to another great tournament !

Team Standings:

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K - 3 U 300:

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  • 1st Place - Lower Lab

  • 2nd Place - Chelsea Prep

  • 3rd Place - PS 116


K - 5 U 700:

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  • 1st Place - Lower Lab

  • 2nd Place - PS 230

  • 3rd Place - PS 59


K - 8 U 1000:

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  • 1st Place - Lower Lab

  • 2nd Place - PS 59

  • 3rd Place - PS 10

  • 4th Place - PS 139


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K - 12 U 1400:

  • 1st Place - PS 139

  • 2nd Place - PS 116

  • 3rd Place - Lower Lab

  • 4th Place - PS 230


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Quads:

  • 1st Place - PS 116

  • 2nd Place - Lower Lab

  • 3rd Place - I.S. 318

  • 4th Place - PS 59


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Individual Standings:

K - 3 U 300:

  • Felix Yuan - Lower Lab

  • Ann Zhou - Lower Lab

  • Conor Chen - Chelsea Prep

  • Elliot Goodrich - Lower Lab

  • John K Ferrazza- Chelsea Prep

  • Devin V Wang - Lower Lab

  • Mason Ang Li - PS 230

  • Haris Cinari - PS 139

  • Ari Mehta - PS 59

  • Anthony Cortese - PS 111

  • Kanna Hayashi - PS 116

  • Lukas Kam - Chelsea Prep


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K - 5 U 700:

  • Liam Packin - Lower Lab

  • Angelyn Roufang Yin - Lower Lab

  • Joshua Kuruvilla - Lower Lab

  • Leo Weitzman - PS 10

  • Corey J Pan - Basis Manhattan

  • Stanley Chen - PS 230

  • Mia Tsurkerman - Basis Manhattan

  • Anay Verma - PS 11

  • Tristan Jamison - PS 77

  • Nicolas Ray - CGPS


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K - 8 U 1000:

  • Adrian Clubb - PS 10

  • Boris Nikolaev Halov - Lower Lab

  • Max Braun - Lower Lab

  • Jacob Harris - PS 116

  • Micah Reiss - PS 59

  • Cadence Park - Lower Lab

  • Elliot Crawford - PS 11

  • Aidan Fausto - Lower Lab

  • John Tijmen Linthorst Homan - Lower Lab

  • Brayan Juli N Flores - PS 139


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K - 12 U 1400:

  • Zephan Li - PS 116

  • Kalsang Nangchung - PS 139

  • Jonas Flores-Zeledon - PS 139

  • Sobel Gaudissard - Lower Lab

  • Kulyan Brar - Speyer

  • Lata Bhattarai - PS 139

  • Shammo Rahman - PS 230

  • David Shen - PS 116

  • Logan Chen - Basis Manhattan

  • Lyla Basavaiah - Lower Lab


Quads:

  • Aviel Urilov - PS 116

  • Prayash Bhattarai - I.S 318

  • Noah Fillston - Lower Lab

  • Tanitoluwa Adewumi - PS 116

Russ Makofsky