There were 117 participants at the first of six Miami Country Day Grand Prix events, and many agree that it was not only a successful event, but a great performance by Miami Country Day School!
The Miami Country Day high school team won 1st place in the K-12 section! A.J. Pitchman and Neil Mehta won 4 of their 5 matches, tying for the second highest score in the section. Daniel Goldfarb, Moshe Libbin, Miroslav Kriz each earned 3 wins. Also impressive were the 3 wins earned by both Dylan Jaffe & Giovanni Cragnotti, their first ever USCF-rated event. Matthew Kydd & Shadi Tabbara each scored points in the K-12 section as well.
In addition to the K-12 team trophy, two lower-schoolers brought home individual trophies. Andre Harper-Rosenberg finished in 2nd place in the K-3 section and Elliot Starkman finished in 3rd place in the K-1 section. Congratulations!
Daniel Gallup scored points for the MCDS K-3 team, which helped MCDS finish 3rd for this tournament. Matias Marine scored points in the K-5 section and the MCDS K-8 team earned points from both David Gonzalez and Sascha Kappos.
For a complete listing of individual and team results, visit:
http://www.bocachess.com/GrandPrix
You want to play next time? Contact me (hutskom@miamicountryday.org) or Jon Haskel (jon@bocachess.com) for more information. All ages are welcome! There is an open section for adults and all ability-levels are invited! The next event will be Saturday, October 31st.
As Director of the Spartan Chess Club, I am not only extremely proud of the performance of the MCDS students, but also the sportsmanship, focus, and excitement. A very special thanks go to Diana Starkman, Neeta Singh, and Carroll Kelly for their amazing contributions to a successful first chess event of the season. Many thanks also to Jonina Pitchman, Upper School Sponsor Peter Konen, Lower School Sponsor Jonathan Knowles, Jasmine Lake, Mike Caban & the Maintenance Department, Shannon Reardon, Amy Gallup, Nina Lucchi, Jennifer Kahn, Charlie Lovett, and Steve Mathes.
Tournament report submitted by:
Michael Hutsko
Assistant Tournament Director, Miami Country Day Grand Prix
Director, Spartan Chess Club
USCF Certified Club Tournament Director
