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Dalton Competes at National Elementary Chess Championships

Fifty-five Dalton students in Grades K-6 traveled to Baltimore, MD on May 12-14, 2023 to compete in the National Elementary Chess Championships. Dalton squared off against over 2,000 of the country’s top elementary school chess players and earned a top 3 finish in 5 sections.
Led by Head Coach and Women International Master (WIM) Beatriz Marinello, Dalton’s coaching staff featured a world-class lineup including Grandmaster Mac Molner, Grandmaster Alex Lenderman, International Master Oladapo Abu, Chess Expert Nelson Dunn, and Chess Expert Alex Kure

K-6 Championship, Second place
Team members: Kevin Stern ’29, Jacob Feuerstein ’29, Jamie Wong ’29, Hannah Chan ’30, Sebastian Hemlock ’30, Anthony Mavroudis ’30, Samant Sen ’30, Owen Pang ’31, Jeremy Tao ‘31

K-5 Under 1200 section, Second place
Team members: Reha Agarwal ’30, Risha Agarwal ’31, Abbott Day ’30, Logan Lee ’30, Yardena Nguyen-Vishnevsky ’30, Callum Vonwiller ’30, Sophie Yang ’30, Brayden Zhang ’30, Viaan Barmecha ’31, Elijah Beim ’31, Saarim Khan ’31, Eden Klein ’31, Calder Smith-Wang ‘31
 
K-3 Championship, Third place
Team members: Logan Freiman ’32, Teddy Giuliano ’32, Roman Mash ’32, Eli Stern ’32, Aadi Doshi ’33, Alexander Feirman ’33, Chase Newman ’33, Kenzo Phillips ’33, Carolina Vaislatos ‘33

K-3 Under 700, Second place
Team members: Nolan Tran ’32, Lauren Park ’32, Andwele Haywood ’33, Mason Olim ’33, Logan Pang ’33, Chloe Robinson ’33, Leo Sarfati ’33, Liam Yao ‘33
 
K-1 Championship, Eighth place
Team members: Albert Boston ’34, Declan Campbell ’34, Skye Drivin ’34, Vera Ermolaeva ’34, Caleb Rosenberg ‘34

K-1 Under 500 section, First place
Team members: Victoria Andreev ’35, Brennan Campbell ’35, Saamer Doshi ’35, Taran Mehta ’35, Kelly Park ’35, Michelle Park ’35, Oliver Wang ‘35

Other Sections:
Team members:  Nancy Tran ’30, Gabe Lavipour ’31, Spencer Seigfried ’31, Theo Yook ‘32
 
Two Dalton parents shared their thoughts following this exciting weekend of chess:

"On the Dalton Chess Team, our kids strive for excellence in a fun, caring, and supportive environment. The Elementary Nationals event could be an overwhelming experience with more than 2,100 students from all over the country competing intensely for three days. Thanks to Beatriz they are coming away from this weekend with great memories, energized to play even more chess and bring their games to the next level."
 
"Dalton offers one of the most vibrant chess programs in the country, and our large team and group of superior coaches provide our players with the infrastructure to compete successfully against the strongest players in the country. My boys love the intense competition and challenge of three days of games in an unfamiliar city, along with the camaraderie and support that our teams offer.  We are grateful to Beatriz for her leadership, the coaches for their guidance, and the Dalton high school chess team for the culture of excellence that they have passed on to us."

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