This past Saturday, November 11, Pasadena ISD held its Eighth Annual Fall Chess Tournament at Beverly Hills Intermediate. 230 students participated. 35 campuses were represented including 6 high schools, 10 intermediate schools, 6 middle schools, and 12 elementary schools. 29 of the schools participating were from Pasadena ISD, 5 were from Deer Park ISD, and one was a private school. PISD Chess Directors are Leslie Axel and James Early. US Chess Federation Tournament Directors for this tournament were James Early and Susan Metcalfe.
In all divisions, each student played five games, receiving one point for each win and a half-point for each draw. The table below shows the top five finishers in each of the six divisions with their final scores.
|
Division
|
Place
|
Name
|
|
Grade
|
Score
|
|
Grade 3
|
1
|
Juan Martinez
|
Laura Bush
|
3
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Haydon Gomez
|
Golden Acres
|
3
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Aubrey Reyes
|
Frazier
|
3
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Philip Perez
|
Golden Acres
|
3
|
3.5
|
|
5
|
David Garcia
|
Genoa
|
3
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 4
|
1
|
Eliat Rodriguez
|
Parks
|
4
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Alfredo Balderas
|
Morales
|
4
|
5.0
|
|
3
|
Harold Funez
|
Genoa
|
4
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Israel Rivera
|
Gardens
|
4
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Aaron Gloria
|
Genoa
|
4
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 5
|
1
|
Alex Acevedo
|
Milstead
|
5
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Christopher Sahagun
|
Milstead
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Vinh Nguyen
|
Roberts
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Yeison Carbajal
|
Milstead
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Nicolas Soza
|
Melillo
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 6
|
1
|
Arath Dodin
|
Roberts
|
6
|
4.5
|
|
2
|
Austin Avalos
|
Kendrick
|
6
|
4.5
|
|
3
|
Rey Aguirre
|
Melillo
|
6
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Nathaniel Luna
|
Roberts
|
6
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Devin Vazquez
|
Milstead
|
6
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secondary Unrated
|
1
|
Nicholas Ochoa
|
Beverly Hills
|
8
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Jonathan Rivera
|
Park View
|
8
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Andreas McGlotha
|
Beverly Hills
|
8
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Jordan Peralez
|
Beverly Hills
|
7
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Anh Bui
|
Beverly Hills
|
7
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secondary Rated
|
1
|
Tyler Dean
|
Deer Park HS
|
11
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Timmy Phan
|
Dobie
|
10
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Antonio Rodriguez
|
Deer Park HS
|
12
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Edward Ellis
|
Deer Park HS
|
12
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Tin Ly
|
Dobie
|
10
|
4.0
|
|
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