PISD DISTRICTWIDE CHESS TOURNAMENT

PISD DISTRICT WIDE CHESS TOURNAMENT
Posted on 02/18/2022
PISD DISTRICT WIDE CHESS TOURNAMENT

Pasadena ISD held its annual districtwide Chess Tournament last weekend at Beverly Hills Intermediate where students grades 3-12 went head to head to claim the district championship medal.


The tournament featured five competitive divisions, including elementary, fifth grade, sixth grade, intermediate and high school. Under each classification, the players were paired at random and competed against each other.


This process continued for four rounds as students racked up points for each victory.  


At the completion of the tournament, the scores were added up and the top eight players of each division received a medal. The first place winner of each division also received a brand new wooden chess set. 


The Pasadena ISD Chess Tournament is continuously growing. This year, Pearland ISD, Clear Creek ISD and League City were included in the competition.


"These tournaments give our students a place to compete with other campuses and sharpen their skills... Chess is a great brain exercise. You develop skills that you can use for a lifetime," said Amanda Khan, instructional specialist for Gifted and Talented (GT) and PISD chess coordinator.


The next and final Chess Tournament of the year will be held on May 21 at Beverly Hills Intermediate.


Below are the winners of each division:

Division

Place

Name

Campus

Grade

Score

Elementary

1

Adam Bowman

Frazier

4

4.0

2

Tyler Nguyen

Frazier

4

4.0

3

Abner Morales

Genoa

4

4.0

4

Thong Nguyen

Genoa

4

3.5

5

Zane Andrade Reed

Atkinson

4

3.5

6

Harley Portillo

Deepwater Elem

4

3.5

7

Adrian Del Villa

Deepwater Elem

4

3.0

8

Katherine Salazar

Deepwater Elem

4

3.0



Division

Place

Name

Campus

Grade

Score

Grade 5

1

Simon Nguyen

Melillo

5

4.0

2

Hiram Garza

Sablatura

5

3.5

3

Carmelo Gutierrez

Roberts

5

3.5

4

Emilio Cadena

Roberts

5

3.5

5

Santiago Vega

Roberts

5

3.0

6

Latifah Meite

Roberts

5

3.0

7

Nathaniel Gansit

Melillo

5

3.0

8

Kyle Heally

Sablatura

5

3.0





Division

Place

Name

Campus

Grade

Score

Grade 6

1

Roger Cui

Sablatura

6

4.0

2

Caiden Ko

League City Int.

6

4.0

3

David Olatunbosu

League City Int.

6

4.0

4

Khai Nguyen

Morris

6

3.0

5

Daniel Xi

Sablatura

6

3.0

6

Daniel Alvarez

Morris

6

3.0

7

Cameron Ko

League City Int.

6

3.0

8

Damian Chavez

Morris

6

3.0





Division

Place

Name

Campus

Grade

Score

Intermediate

1

Julian Trevino

Southmore

8

4.0

2

Richard Le

Beverly Hills

8

4.0

3

Carlos Albarran

Beverly Hills

7

4.0

4

Harold Funez

Bondy

8

4.0

5

Brandon Lozano

Raul Yzaguirre

8

3.5

6

Adrian Hernandez

League City Int.

8

3.5

7

Gabriel Serrato

South Houston int.

8

3.0

8

Abraham Guillen

Park View Int

7

3.0



Division

Place

Name

Campus

Grade

Score

High School

1

Dylan Campos

Dobie

11

4.0

2

Jimmy Bui

Dobie 9

9

4.0

3

Manuel Chavez

South Houston

9

4.0

4

Isac Frias

Clear Falls

12

3.0

5

James Leskowitz

Clear Falls

10

3.0

6

Fynnlan Ridge

CTHS

11

3.0

7

Dylan Nguyen

Dobie

10

3.0

8

Anthony Gossett

Tegeler

11

3.0