Chess Players Impress at Ohio Championship

Four Hawken students recently competed at the 2015 Ohio High School Middle School Chess Championships.

Connor Keuchel ’17, Brennen Keuchel ’19, Samia Menon ’19 and Vijay Sastry ’20 were among 156 students from all corners of Ohio competing in four sections of High School Championship, High School Reserve, Middle School Championship, and Middle School Reserve in the “2015 Ohio High School Middle School Chess Championships” held at Solon Middle School on March 14-15.
 
Connor tied for 2nd place among 33 students competing in the High School Championship section.  Brennen was undefeated, and took 2nd place, while Vijay tied for 9th place among 58 students competing in the Middle School Championship section.  Both Connor and Brennen missed the title by 1/2 point.
 
Also, Brennen, Samia, and Vijay competed as Hawken Middle School Team in the Middle School Championship section.  Their combined individual scores made it possible for them to capture 2nd place team trophy among 10 schools.  
 
Congratulations to all on their great accomplishments!
 
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