Beverly Hills Intermediate recently hosted the ninth annual PISD Spring Chess Tournament.
Thirty-four PISD schools, four Deer Park ISD schools and one private school took part in the event, which amounted to 233 competitors.
Volunteers, campus administrators and central office personnel cheered on the chess enthusiasts as they put their skills to the test.
“My profuse thanks are due to all the campus chess coaches and other adult volunteers who came and helped,” said James R. Early, PISD chess coordinator.
Each participant competed in five games and received one point for each win and a half-point for each draw.
The top five from each division are:
|
Division
|
Place
|
Name
|
|
Grade
|
Score
|
|
Grade 3
|
1
|
Ramon Blanco
|
L. F. Smith
|
3
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Carlos Vega
|
Genoa
|
3
|
4.5
|
|
3
|
Zide Chen
|
Stuchbery
|
3
|
4.5
|
|
4
|
Jessie Garza
|
Genoa
|
3
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Angel Ramos
|
Young
|
3
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 4
|
1
|
Daniel Arevalo
|
Genoa
|
4
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Julius Salazar
|
Frazier
|
4
|
5.0
|
|
3
|
Alexander Griffin
|
Frazier
|
4
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Steven Aguilar
|
Frazier
|
4
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Aiden Aguilar
|
Frazier
|
4
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 5
|
1
|
Victoria Chioreanu
|
Roberts
|
5
|
4.5
|
|
2
|
Xavier Blanco
|
Roberts
|
5
|
4.5
|
|
3
|
Hussarius Arius
|
Morris
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Harold Funez
|
Roberts
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Juan Vega
|
Roberts
|
5
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 6
|
1
|
Alan Olvera
|
Lomax
|
6
|
4.5
|
|
2
|
Vinh Nguyen
|
Roberts
|
6
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Jericho Urbano
|
Our Lady of Fatima
|
6
|
3.0
|
|
4
|
Jack Martinez
|
DPJH
|
6
|
3.0
|
|
5
|
Anthony Vining
|
DPJH
|
6
|
3.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intermediate
|
1
|
Christina Houston
|
South Houston Int
|
8
|
4.0
|
|
2
|
Tam Nguyen
|
Thompson
|
7
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Fynnlan Ridge
|
Thompson
|
8
|
3.0
|
|
4
|
Alberto Lezama
|
Bondy
|
7
|
3.0
|
|
5
|
Tristan Fuentes
|
Beverly Hills
|
8
|
3.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High School
|
1
|
Tyler Dean
|
Deer Park HS
|
12
|
5.0
|
|
2
|
Timmy Phan
|
Dobie
|
11
|
4.0
|
|
3
|
Lazaro Mottu
|
CTHS
|
11
|
4.0
|
|
4
|
Matthew Montemayor
|
CTHS
|
10
|
4.0
|
|
5
|
Tin Ly
|
Dobie
|
11
|
4.0
|
All students are pictured from left to right.
Grade 3: Ramon Blanco, LF Smith; Carlos Vega, Genoa;
Zide Chen, Stuchbery; Jessie Garza, Genoa; Angel Ramos, Young
Grade 4: Daniel Arevalo, Genoa; Julius Salazar,
Frazier; Alexander Griffin, Frazier; Steven Aguilar, Frazier; Aiden Aguilar,
Frazier
Grade 5:
Victoria Chioreanu, Roberts; Xavier Blanco, Roberts; Hussai Arias, Morris; Harold
Funez, Roberts; Juan Vega, Roberts
Grade 6: Alan
Olvera, Lomax; Vinh Nguyen, Roberts; Jericho Urbano, Our Lady of Fatima; Anthony
Vining, Deer Park JH. Not pictured: Jack
Martinez, Deer Park JH
Intermediate: Tristan Fuentes, Beverly Hills; Alberto Lezama,
Bondy; Fynnlan Ridge, Thompson; Tam Nguyen, Thompson; Christina Houston, South
Houston
High School: Tin Ly, Dobie; Matthew Montemayor, CTHS; Lazaro
Mottu, CTHS; Timmy Phan, Dobie; Tyler Dean, Deer Park HS