The Chess Team had returned from the IHSA State Tournament with great results. The Team was seeded 15th going it (out of 149). The coaches were expecting five wins, but the field continues to get stronger and our work was ahead of us.

The team

came away with a 5-2 mark, finishing 12th. Round by round and individual results are below.

Round 1  ETHS  49.5. Elgin 18.5

Round 2. ETHS 57  Rockford Jefferson  11

Round 3  ETHS 56. Stagg. 12

Round 4. ETHS  15. Hinsdale Central 53

Saturday

Round 5. ETHS  39. Lincoln Park 29

Round 6  ETHS 52. Wheaton Warrenville S  16

Round 7  ETHS 33  Nequa Valley 35  Missed two draws at the end, either of which would have won the match.

Board 1  Liam O’Carrol  3-4

Board 2. Oliver Brady  3-3-1

Board 3  Nate Tracy-Amoroso  6-1. 6TH place overall (MEDAL)

Board 4  Riley Wilson  4-3

Board 5 Alex Fogel  5-1-1. 9th Place

Board 6. Alec Jacobson 2-2

              Dhruva Mohnalkar 2-1

Board 7 Nick Marcotte. 1-2-2

             Jonah Doppelt  2-0-0

Board 8 Dylan TerMolen 6-0-0 6Th place (MEDAL)

            Jenna Donovan 1-0-0