5th Grade Chess Team Places 7th at the National K-12 Chess Championship

5th grade chess champions!The Elementary School 5th grade chess team of Akhil and Nikhil Kalghatgi competed in the 2011 National K-12 Chess Championship held in Dallas, TX on November 18-20, 2011 and placed 7th in the tournament. This tournament was conducted by United States Chess Federation.

In addition, in the Individual K-5 championship, Akhil and Nikhil were tied for 15th place (top 15 places were awarded trophies. It was a very competitive tournament and the kids performed admirably.

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Akhil and Nikhil Kalghatgi also won 3rd place at the 2011 Illinois All Grade Chess Championship on November 5th, 2011 in Peoria, IL. In addition, in the Individual K-5 championship, Nikhil was awarded 2nd place and Akhil 3rd place.The Championship was conducted by the Greater Peoria Chess Federation.

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