The 2010 edition of the Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship is now history. Once Again, Northern California has proven itself to be an ideal location for budding young chess players to grow into national champions. Below is a list of the 2010 National Chess Champions from Northern California:
Daniel Lu scored 6/7 at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship and is a national chess champion in the K-6 section.
Allan Beilin scored 6.5/7 at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship and is a national chess champion in the K-5 section.
Weibel Elementary School Chess Team scored 17 points at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship and is a national chess champion in the K-3 section. Michael Wang scored 5.5/7. Joanna Liu scored 4/7. Alisha Crawla scored 4/7. Serafina Show scored 3.3/7.
California also had a few second place finishes at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship. Below is a list of our runner-up players:
Art Zhao tied for second place at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship in the K-5 section.
Tanuj Vasudeva tied for second place at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship in the K-3 section. Times are interesting when a third grade Fide Master comes up short in a K-3 chess tournament!
Mission San Jose Elementary School placed second at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship in the K-1 section. John Chan scored 5.5/7. Luke Zhao Scored 5/7. Mihir Bhuptani scored 5/7. Soorya Kuppam scored 4/7.
This is the second year in a row that a school from Fremont, California has won a national chess championship. In 2009, Mission San Jose Elementary School was crowned National Elementary Chess Champion by the United States Chess Federation at the National Elementary Chess Championship. This year Weibel Elementary School tied for first in the K-3 section at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship. I am one of the lucky few chess coaches to have taught chess at both of these schools and am proud that Fremont is now surpassing New York City as the Scholastic Chess Capital of the United States. Bay Area scholastic chess players are invited to participate in a summer chess camp at Mission San Jose Elementary School in Fremont. Visit www.ChessAndMusic.com for more details.