Brothers Place in National Chess Tournament
Hawken brothers Connor ’17 and Brennen '19 Keuchel were among 1528 students from 39 states competing at the National Grade Level Chess Championships held in Orlando December 12-14.
Connor, with four wins, two draws, and one loss tied for 3rd place and received the 10th place trophy after tie-break among 63 players in the grade 10 section. Brennen, with five wins, one draw, and one loss tied for 4th and received the 7th place trophy after tie-break among 113 players in the grade 8 section. Click here for complete tournaments results.
Connor was the 10th grade State Co-Champion at the 2014 Ohio Grade Level Chess Championships in November. Connor and Brennen played as a team when both were Hawken Middle School students. They will play as a team again next year when Brennen starts his high school.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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