DHS Places Second in Section at State Chess Championships
The DHS team was runner-up in the K-12 Advanced section of the Calchess Scholastic State Tournament, which drew 300 players to Santa Clara April 23-24. The DHS team was led by two sophomores, Vivek Goorla, who went 4-1 to place 4th out of 48 players in his section, and Sahil Sandasani. Ninth-grader Rajneesh Jain placed 15th individually in the higher-rated K-12 Junior Varsity section.
This follows DHS's 4th place team finish in the National Online Scholastic Quick Championships in January.
Wells, coached by DHS club members, also sent a team to the State Tournament. Wells took 4th place in the K-12 Rookie section, with several players winning individual trophies.
The DHS team was runner-up in the K-12 Advanced section of the Calchess Scholastic State Tournament, which drew 300 players to Santa Clara April 23-24. The DHS team was led by two sophomores, Vivek Goorla, who went 4-1 to place 4th out of 48 players in his section, and Sahil Sandasani. Ninth-grader Rajneesh Jain placed 15th individually in the higher-rated K-12 Junior Varsity section.
This follows DHS's 4th place team finish in the National Online Scholastic Quick Championships in January.
Wells, coached by DHS club members, also sent a team to the State Tournament. Wells took 4th place in the K-12 Rookie section, with several players winning individual trophies.
DHS Chess Winter Session @Wallis Ranch
More than 30 kids attended the Saturday morning youth chess class taught by DHS Chess members Dec 2021 through February 2022 held in the Wallis Ranch neighborhood. Classes met for two hours for ten weeks and covered all of the basics for beginners and culminated in a tournament. The program was led by Rajneesh Jain, and other teachers included Aryan Jain, Laksh Jain, and Tanay Manjunath, and overseen by parent volunteer Bhavna Jain. Classes will continue in spring.
More than 30 kids attended the Saturday morning youth chess class taught by DHS Chess members Dec 2021 through February 2022 held in the Wallis Ranch neighborhood. Classes met for two hours for ten weeks and covered all of the basics for beginners and culminated in a tournament. The program was led by Rajneesh Jain, and other teachers included Aryan Jain, Laksh Jain, and Tanay Manjunath, and overseen by parent volunteer Bhavna Jain. Classes will continue in spring.
DHS Chess Places 4th at Online National Championship!
DHS took fourth at the National Scholastic Quick (Chess) Championships 2022, where 1,200 players competed online Jan 29-30. DHS was led by 2019 state high school champion, Evan Ai, who tied individually for 8th in the country. Other scorers that boosted DHS from its 11th place finish last year were: Suriya Gnanasundar, Cassius Lai, and Aadith Muthukumar, supported by Katherine Pask, Ian Hsu and Sahil Sandasani. The Wells Middle School chess club, founded and coached by DHS chess club members, placed sixth as a team. DHS Chess Club meets every Friday at lunch in the DHS library, and online at https://www.chess.com/club/dublin-high-school-chess
DHS took fourth at the National Scholastic Quick (Chess) Championships 2022, where 1,200 players competed online Jan 29-30. DHS was led by 2019 state high school champion, Evan Ai, who tied individually for 8th in the country. Other scorers that boosted DHS from its 11th place finish last year were: Suriya Gnanasundar, Cassius Lai, and Aadith Muthukumar, supported by Katherine Pask, Ian Hsu and Sahil Sandasani. The Wells Middle School chess club, founded and coached by DHS chess club members, placed sixth as a team. DHS Chess Club meets every Friday at lunch in the DHS library, and online at https://www.chess.com/club/dublin-high-school-chess
DHS chess national team scorers from left to right: Evan Ai, Suriya Gnanasundar, Cassius Lai and Aadith Muthukumar