The Lake Tahoe School (LTS) Chess Team had an incredible weekend at the Northern Nevada Scholastic (Open) and (Girls) Championships, winning multiple team and individual trophies and qualifying numerous players for the upcoming Nevada State Championships.

The LTS team demonstrated exceptional skill and strategy, capturing all four team trophies in the Open Tournament (K-3 Championship, K-5 Championship, K-5 Reserve, and K-12 Reserve). In the Girls Tournament, the LTS team also secured the championship trophy. Individual LTS players also dominated their respective sections, securing a large majority of the available individual trophies.

Key Highlights of the Tournament

Open Tournament:
LTS teams won all four team trophies.
LTS players swept individual trophies in the K-3 and K-5 Championship sections, and nearly swept the K-5 Reserve section.
LTS players won 5 of the 8 individual trophies in the K-12 Reserve section.

Girls Tournament:
LTS team won the championship trophy.
LTS players secured 7 of the top 8 individual spots.
The top individual scorers and teams from the Northern Championships have now qualified for the Nevada State Scholastic Championships, which will be held online on March 29th (Open) and March 30th (Girls). The online tournaments will be monitored from the LTS gymnasium, utilizing LTS-provided tablets.

State Championship Qualifiers

K-3 Championship (both individual and team):
Alex L.
Jameson H.
Marina B.
Rose D.

K-5 Championship (both individual and team):
Eric I.
Porter S.
Alora H.
Kora O.

K-5 Reserve (both individual and team):
Jaiden B.
Levi E.
Nicholis B.
Max G-H.

K-12 Reserve (individual):
Acadia H.
Bennett S.

K-12 Reserve (team):
Acadia H.
Bennett S.
Iva L.
Mason G.

Girls (individual):
Acadia H.
Alora H.
Kora O.

Girls (team):
Acadia H.
Alora H.
Kora O.
Kate T.

The school extends its gratitude to Coach E, Coach Annastasia, Fred Rocher, Bob Graves, LTS faculty and staff, parent volunteers, and sponsors MoFo’s Pizza and Inclined Burgers for their invaluable support.

Congratulations to the LTS Chess Team on their outstanding performance, and best of luck to our qualifiers at the State Championships!