Powell swept his section with a perfect five of five points to take first place, with Mahtani settling with four of five points for second.Ĭhess Whiz Kids Academy also took home the first-place trophies for both the Under 400 and 700 team sections. The Under 400 saw a similar result from Najae Powell and Rohit Mahtani. The Under 700 had Michael Graham and Dylan Blagrove-Lewis battling their way to the top, finishing first and third, respectively. The Under 1000 rating section, which ran over two days also, saw a dominant Chess Whiz Kids Academy team comprising Antonic Chung and Demarie Comerie finish in first and second, respectively, and also taking home the first-place team trophy as well for the club.Ĭhess Whiz Kids Academy also dominated the Under 700 and Under 400 sections. The team also brought home the first-place team trophy for the club. Dyer came home on a perfect six of six points, while his supporting teammate Anthony Lyn finished in fifth place. Under 1300 rating section, which also lasted for two days, saw Armani Dyer finishing atop the tournament. However their combined results were enough to take home the first- place team award. The Under 1600 rating section was way more intense and again Chess Whiz Kids held their ground and forged through with Darren McKennis taking home second place, while Jaden Shaw and Kyle Pratt took third and fifth place, respectively. The team got the second place trophy for their combined effort. In the Under 1900 section of the tournament, which had some fierce battles, Chess Whiz Kids Academy held their ground and fought hard as Nicholas Lyn finished in second place unbeaten after two days, while his teammate Malik Gayle was relegated to seventh-place just outside of the podium. For the second year running, Jamaica's Chess Whiz Kids Academy dominated proceedings at the 2018 American Youth Chess Foundation Grand Championship which was held at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, USA, from June 1-3.
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