Hayhurst defeated Winterhaven, Ainsworth, Abernathy, and Tucker Maxon to win the Chess for Success Region 1 Team Championship on February 17. Aiden Alanis won an individual first place trophy for being the top fifth grader in the Region, powering the team with a perfect score. Pace Lykins’s 4.0 score was good enough to win first place in K-4.
Five members of the team who went to regionals will represent Hayhurst in the Chess for Success State Team Championship on March 9. Pace and Aiden will compete the next day as well, representing Hayhurst at the Chess for Success State Individual Championship on March 10.
Congratulations to Aiden Alanis (5), Murphy Hammon (5), Josh Kolburn (5), Jasper Defrain (4), Kannon Walter (3), Yuval Haim (3), Sam Heinnenen (2), Benjamin Giron (2), Pace Lykins (2), and Annika Lykins (K).
Upcoming Chess opportunities (register at oscf.org):
Friday, Feb 23 – Chess Odyssey Friday night quads – 6:30-9:30
Saturday, Feb 24 – Carden Cascade Academy (Hillsboro) – 8:30 – 4
Saturday, Feb 24 – Portland Chess Club Game in 60 – 9–6:30
Sunday, Feb 25 – Portland Chess Club Sunday Quads – 9–5 (must buy USCF membe
Sunday, Mar 4 – Silver Knight Chess Quads – 2:15-5:30
Friday, Mar 9 – Chess for Success State Team Championship
Saturday, Mar 10 – Chess for Success State Individual Championship
