Posted at 9:11 a.m., Monday, December 18, 2006
Kamehameha's student chess team wins national title
Advertiser Staff
Kamehameha Elementary School's chess team this month took first place in the K-6 Blitz Team Tournament in the 2006 National K-12/Collegiate Championship and in Florida.Team members — sixth-graders Tristan Kaonohi and Likeke Aipa and fifth-grader Nathaniel Brown — also won several individual trophies during the blitz event, led by an eighth-place overall finish by Kaonohi. It was their second time to compete in a national scholastic event. Also competing from Hawai'i were William Chen, a seventh-grader from Punahou and Kapena "Blaise" Lum, a sixth-grader from Maryknoll School among the 1,540 players from 40 states.
For results from the 2006 championship, go to www.alchess.com/chess/06/k12/. For additional information about the school's team, go to www.hawaiichess.org.
