BB&N LS Students Sweep State Scholastic Chess Championships

In what is becoming a trend of excellence, BB&N’s Lower School chess teams posted another great finish in the 2008 Massachusetts State Scholastic Championships, sweeping the competition in both the Elementary (K-6), and Primary (K-3) categories.

Nearly 200 youngsters comprising 46 teams from around the state competed in the day-long tournament at Natick High School on March 30.  When the action had ended and all moves were exhausted, it was the two teams from BB&N who were left standing.

The K-6 champions made up of Zachary Lovett P ’14, Bunnard Phan ’14, Darrith Phan ’15, and Nicholas Trieu ’14, were held to a draw in the first round but shifted gears over the rest of their matches to beat out Bridge Elementary School in Lexington by three points.

BB&N’s K-3 team allowed spectators to breathe more easily as they coasted to a dominant 4-0 victory.  This impressive performance featured the chess work of Issay Matsumoto ’17, Will Nemirovsky ’17, Max Wiegand ’17, and Tristan Young ’17.

Left to Right, Bunnard Phan ’14, Nicholas Trieu ’14, Darrith Phan ’15, Zachary Lovett P ’14

Lower School Chess Coach Larry Eldridge was thrilled with the students’ performances and looks forward to more chess success in the future.

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