Hawken Ninth Grade Chess Team Places Third in Ohio Grade Level Championships
On Saturday, December 1, a freshmen chess team comprised of Stephen Hopkins,
Roman Kowalysko, Joe Soltzberg and Dayne Sundman, competed in the Ohio
Grade Level Championships at Solon Middle School, finishing third in the state this year with individual honors
going to Stephen Hopkins, who placed seventh in the state, and Roman
Kowalysko, who finished tenth.
The Championships, which are held annually, draw hundreds student chess players throughout the state of Ohio. The chess players have the opportunity to compete both individually and for their school through a series of five chess matches that are determined by student USCF rankings and match wins and losses. (For more information on the championship, you can go to www.progresswithchess.org.) The championship is an all day affair, beginning at 9:00 am and lasting the entire day. Thousands of chess matches are played with students from kindergarten to seniors in high school. Core members of the Hawken team, while not sanctioned or sponsored by the school, have competed in the championship for several years and traveled as far as Columbus, Ohio, in previous championships.
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The Championships, which are held annually, draw hundreds student chess players throughout the state of Ohio. The chess players have the opportunity to compete both individually and for their school through a series of five chess matches that are determined by student USCF rankings and match wins and losses. (For more information on the championship, you can go to www.progresswithchess.org.) The championship is an all day affair, beginning at 9:00 am and lasting the entire day. Thousands of chess matches are played with students from kindergarten to seniors in high school. Core members of the Hawken team, while not sanctioned or sponsored by the school, have competed in the championship for several years and traveled as far as Columbus, Ohio, in previous championships.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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