2012 EASTERN ONTARIO YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT RESULTS

The 2012 EASTERN ONTARIO YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT, was held on Sunday April 15th at H.M.C.S. Cataraqui, the Naval Reserve training building in Kingston.

The tournament attracted 145 students. Most were from the Kingston - Trenton - Smith Falls - Gananaque area, but there were also some participants from the Ottawa area.

The medal winners were:

Grade 1

Gold          Kyle Zhu                             École Madeleine-de-Roybon, Kingston

Silver         Rayleigh Cao                      Centennial P.S, Kingston

Bronze      Evan Inghan                         Polson Park P.S., Kingston

Grade 2

Gold          Amr Mohamed                     Polson Park P.S., Kingston

Silver         Lev Stefanovich-Thomson      Rideau P.S., Kingston

Bronze      Paul Bosso                          Mulberry Waldorf School. Kington

Bronze      Jacob Ede                            Welborne P.S., Kingston

Bronze      Brody Laing                         Odessa P.S.

Grade 3

Gold          Lawrence Ju                        John Young E.S., Kanata

Silver         Mathew Alkey                      Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Silver         Holden Shenfield                  Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Silver         Johnny Son                         Lancaster Drive P.S., Kingston

Bronze       Devyn Baron                       Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Grade 4

Gold          Nikolas Kotsovolos              J.E. Horton P.S., Kingston

Silver         Ethan Day                          Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Silver         Euan Hughes                      Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Bronze      Quinn Chippindale                Rideau P.S., Kingston

Grade 5

Gold          Terrence Ju                         John Young E.S., Kanata

Silver         Ben Beardall                       Centennial P.S., Kingston

Silver         Alex Chan                          Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Silver         Miguel Gonzalez                 Centennial P.S., Kingston

Grade 6

Gold          Billy Hoyle                         Westdale Park P.S., Napanee

Silver         Heeseong Yana                  Collins Bay P.S.

Bronze      Mohamed Taher                  Centennial P.S., Kingston

Grade 7

Gold          Alex Beamish                    Module Vanier, Kingston

Silver         Krista Allen                       Module de l'Acadie, Kingston

Bronze      Calum Gault                      The Prince Charles P.S., Napanee

Grade 8

Gold          David Chan                       Winston Churchill P.S., Kingston

Silver         Huxley Anjilvel                  Calvin Park P.S., Kingston 

Bronze      Gaffar Othman                   Calvin Park P.S., Kingston 

Grade 9 -12, High School Chess Challenge

Gold          Ahmad Nassar                   K.C.V.I., Kingston

Silver         James Wilding                  Grade   9      Nicholson Catholic College, Belleville.

Silver         John Crisan                      Grade 10      Regiopolis-Notre Dame C.H.S., Kingston

Silver         Ismael Morin                     Grade 11      Bayside S.S., Trenton

Silver         Kevin Kim                         Grade 12      Frontenac S.S., Kingston

The number of medal winners depended in part on the number of entries in each Grade.

The Gold and Silver medal winners in all Grades go on to compete in the ONTARIOCHESS CHALLENGE, which will be held in Toronto on Sunday April 22nd. - The Provincial Champion in each Grade then plays in the CANADIAN CHESS CHALLENGE, which will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the end of May.


The tournament was organized by the EASTERN ONTARIO SCHOOLS CHESS ASSOCIATION, which is most grateful for the assistance given by HMCS CATARAQUI, Tim Hortons, many teachers and parents, and by volunteers from the KINGSTON CHESS CLUB who share their love of the game with younger players at this annual event.


- Chris Hargreaves