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Oct 18, 2022, 7:12:30 PM10/18/22

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Greetings Chess Friends!

Louisiana Chess Update 10.18.22

In This Update

1. Re-cap of the 2022 Scholastic Chess Kick-Off held in New Orleans

2. Announcements and Links For Several Upcoming Chess Events

All Events Receive FREE Full Page Flyers on our website:

a. Oct 22 Crescent City Chess October Grand Prix Scholastic

i. New Orleans

b. Oct 29 Halloween Classic Chess Tournament

i. Alabama

3. Names and Contact Links For The Louisiana Chess Board

a. The President and Board are here to help everyone connect and play more chess

b. Contact any board member for help

4. Louisiana Chess Coaches Roster – CALLING ALL COACHES

a. Every Coach, School, or Camp gets a free Web Listing

b. Click on the Coaches Registration Link or Email Louisiana Chess

c. Let us know:

i. Where you coach

ii. When you coach

iii. Who you coach (ages / skill levels)

iv. Any other details about YOU that students players should know

Link To Our Website: WWW.LouisianaChess.Org

The 2022 LCA Scholastic Kick-Off was a Roaring Success!!

This past Saturday, 66 players from 18 different Louisiana schools turned out for the LCA’s Scholastic Kick-Off Tournament. More than half were new to tournament play, while many more were enjoying their first big interscholastic event in a couple of years. Ochsner Health generously sponsored the event by providing conference space for the playing hall, skittles room, and parents’ lounge area. It was a great day of chess competition and community growth.

Schools represented by players in attendance included:

Airline Park Academy

BASIS Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Magnet High

Ben Franklin High School

Glasgow Middle

Haynes Academy (Middle & High)

Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff

Hynes Charter Lakeview

Homer Plessy

International School of LA.

Metairie Academy

Metairie Park Country Day (HS, MS, LE)

Patrick Taylor (HS & MS)

St. Amant High School

St. George’s Episcopal

The Willow School

Trinity Episcopal

Westdale Heights Magnet

The top three finishers and top school team in each division were:

High School

1. Ari Li (Haynes Academy)

2. Jerry Chen (Haynes Academy)

3. Benedict Michel (Baton Rouge Magnet High)

First place team - Haynes Academy

Middle School

1. Kenneth Michel (Glasgow Middle)

2. Owen Hufft (Haynes)

3. Gabriel Arata (Metairie Park Country Day)

First place team - Metairie Park Country Day

Upper Elementary

1. Leo Le-Tran (St. George’s Episcopal)

2. Rachel Jin (BASIS Baton Rouge)

3. Nicholas Tender (Metairie Academy)

First place team - Metairie Academy

Lower Elementary

1. Maurice Menon (Hynes Charter - Lakeview)

2. Spencer Bergeron (Metairie Park Country Day)

3. Joseph Cao (Metairie Academy)

First place team - Metairie Academy

Good Sportsmanship Awards

The LCA also presented 4 good sportsmanship trophies to players nominated by their peers for exceptional displays of kindness and generosity toward fellow competitors. The top “good sport” of the day, who received a new chess set and board in addition to her trophy, was Airline Park Academy First Grader Victoria Stanovnov. Runners-up were Maurice Menon, Carter Rose, and Charlie Phillips.

About 2 dozen players took advantage of the LCA’s discounted vouchers to join or renew their membership with US Chess. As soon as all of the new memberships are processed, the event will be rated and we’ll post a link to the crosstable on the website. Look for photos and more details in our upcoming bulletin!

Upcoming Chess Events

(Click On Blue Underlined Links To See Details For Each Event)

Crescent City Chess tournaments are back! The first CCC scholastic tournament for the 2022-23 school year will take place this Saturday, October 22 at St. Aug High School. This is a 4 round, USCF rated event with trophies and medals being awarded to the players. This will be the first tournament of the 2022-23 Crescent City Chess Grand Prix which will culminate in our Crescent City Chess Championship in spring. For more information, please refer to the flyer. Crescent City Chess looks forward to seeing everyone both old and new and back at the chess board! Tentative dates for future CCC Grand Prix events are November 19, December 17, and January 14, locations TBD. If your school is interested in hosting, please contact Coach Nick at

nickm...@gmail.com

October 22, 2022

Crescent City Chess October Grand Prix Scholastic

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLICK FOR TOURNAMENT DETAILS

Event Flyer Is Also Attached To This Email

October 29, 2022

2022 Halloween Classic

Huntsville, Alabama

CLICK FOR TOURNAMENT DETAILS

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