Information about this years tournament:

Check in at the front entrance, starting 11am.

Please try to be checked in before 12:15pm.

North Jr. High Spring Scholastic Chess Tournament

Saturday, March 7, 2026 12:30pm

 North Junior High School, 15325 HighWay 41 N., Evansville, IN 47725

Coach Logan will be our TD, running his computer and doing the pairings/standings.

Final results will be also be posted here.

Trophies below will be added if our entrants in a division(s) get higher than expected. 

     Individual  AWARDS

*1st and under; Top 6 get trophies

*3rd and under: Top 15 get trophies        Top 3 schools using top 4 scores-will include 1st and under

* 6th and under: Top 30 get trophies       Top 4 schools using top 4 scores

* 8th and under: Top 7 10 get trophies         Top 2 schools using top 4 scores

*12th and under: Top 12 get trophies     Top 3 schools-using top 4 scores

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• 4-6 rounds anticipated for all sections. No one is eliminated.

•Announcements at 12:20pm

Rd.1 Starts at 12:30pm following rounds begin ASAP.

•Entry fee : $13 per player by March 5th, 2026

Make sure in the notes to include your child's full name, grade and school.

Venmo login name: @Debbie-Maguire-5
Telephone 812-453-6077

PayPal login name:
@debbiemaguire1
Telephone 812-453-6077

Entries after March 5th must be on site on March 7th for $15 cash if space allows.

•On-Site registration must be there BEFORE 11:45 AM. Call or email to confirm availability. Tournament limited to first 170  registrants. They will be listed at this site, below.  Food available on site. Pizza, starting 1pm.

•INFORMATION:

 Mike Maguire, meteormike@msn.com, 812-454-1675; 812-867-0975

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ENTRY FORM

Player`s  name__________________________________________________

Player`s School_______________________________   Player's Grade_____

Section:  1st and under________3rd and under_______ 6th and under_______

8th and under______12th and under_____

Parent/Coach Name___________________________________________________

Phone:(_____)______________________ email_______________________________

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This is a non USCF rated tournament.

Students may be able to get a bye if they're leaving early or leaving for an hour during the tournament and coming back. You must let us know at least  15 minutes BEFORE the pairings for the round that you'll miss.  

*We will have a professional photographer, Guisel Johnson from a chess playing family there taking hundreds of pictures and gifting them to our chess community for free again this year.

  NONE of these photos will be posted on social media, but will  instead be in a private password protected gallery that parents may download after the tournament.

After the tournament, Guisel will give me the password that will ONLY go out to the families/coaches/teachers of students in this tournament.

If any information is not correct below, you can contact me at meteormike@msn.com to have it fixed. Or just hit the "Contact" moderator button at the top of this screen. These are my best guesses on the ending times which depend on how long the longest games of each round go.

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March 7, 2026 NJH tournament

Entries received thru March 7, 2026 as of 1 am =126 total.  

Please contact me ASAP to change anything below, especially cancellations. I'm guessing on the ending times.

12th and under-4 rounds. If we have 17+ then possibly 5 rounds or until we have a clear winner. Done by 6pm?

1. Levi Cutrell-9-Homeschool

2. Noah Chaney-12-Reitz

3. Ethan Wiseman-12-Reitz

4. Kaidin Bettes-11-Reitz

5. Darren Kuehn-12-Reitz

6. Charles Lacer-10-Reitz

7. Hayden Devine-12-North High School

8. Nicholas Fish-12-Evansville Day School

9. Maddox Jones-10-North High School-Soccer/WITHDRAWN

10. Isaac Jones-11-North High School-not paid

11. Chad Mullinax-12 North High School

12. Eliot Piekos-9-Signature

13. Kylie Davis-9-NHSSick

14. Parth Patel-12 Signature

15. Purab Patel-10-Signature

8th and under-4 rounds. If we have 17+ then possibly 5 rounds or until we have a clear winner. Done after 5pm?

1. Anderson Roman-8-North Junior High

2. Levi Johnson-7-Homeschool

3. Gabriel Lorimer-7-Homeschool

4.  John Paul Sorg-8-North Junior High-not paid

5. Max Dowdy-7-North Junior High

6.  Josiah Wickersham-8-Homeschool

7. Hollie James-7-North Junior High-not paid

8. Eli Wilson-7-North Junior High

9. Kendon Horn-7-North Junior High-WITHDRAWN

10. Luke Williamson-7-North Junior High

11. Brayden Wild-8-Indiana Gateway Digital Academy

12. Collin Carlock-7-Homeschool

13. Colten Brown-7-North Junior High

14. Eli Ashworth-8-Thompkins

15. Tyler Parker-7-Perry Heights

16. Veer Patel-8-North Junior High

17. Waylon McDonald-7-Helfrich Park

18. Rayne Adcock-8-Helfrich Park

19. Shiv Patel-7-North Junior High

6th and under-6 rounds(small chance of 5 rounds if we have a clear winner then) This should be the last division to finish a bit after 6pm??

1. Gabe Hirsch-5-Oak Hill

2. Brayden Kapp-6-Oak Hill

3. Henry Cohen-5-Oak Hill

4. Thomas Johnson-4-Homeschool

5. Ben Schnautz-4-Cynthia Heights

6. Moses Barber-5-Evansville Day School

7. Jaxon Eason-6-Oak Hill

8. Jamison Grady-4-Scott

9. Lucas Jackson-5-Cynthia Heights

10. Riley Ball-4-Cynthia Heights

11. Ritesch Patel-6-McCutchanville

12. Lillian Kightly-5-Oak Hill-not paid?

13. Ethan Russell-6-Oak Hill

14. Rudr Patel-4-McCutchanville

15. Jack Scheider-4-McCutchanville

16. Phillip Meador-4-Scott

17. Ezra Eastman-3-Oak Hill-not paid?  MOVED to 3rd

18. Nathan Russell-3-Oak Hill  MOVED to 3rd

19. Reva Magdum-4-Chandler

20. Hudson Lipscomb-6-McCutchanville

21. Oliver Lipscomb-4-McCutchanille

22. Harvey Chatmon-5-Oak Hill

23. Braden Niemiller-4-Scott

24.  Eden Warren-4-Oak Hill

25.  Austin Devine-6-Homeschool Withdrawn

26. Nicholas Jones-5-McCutchanville-Not paid

27. Ayden Dunn-6-McCutchanville

28. Isaiah Shelton-6-Oak Hill

29. Luke Leho-6-McCutchanville

30. Jacob Sapp-6-Good Shephard

31. Andrew Burcyzk-6-McCutchanville

32.  Jacob Reis-6-McCutchanville

33. Gabe Dart-6-Oak Hill

34. Draysen Mascoe-6-Scott

35. Wyatt Santini-6-McCutchanville

36. Aiden Santina-5-McCutchanville

37. Hampton Langley-5-Cynthia Heights.

38. Nathan Arnold-4-McCutchanville

39.  Kavin Ravichandran-6-Castle Middle School

40. Sutton Sensenbrenner-5-Evansville Day School

41. Dylan Harris-5-Scott

42. Pierce Colbert-5-Oak Hill

43. Kinley Davis-4-Oak Hill-SICK

44. Aarav Patel-5-McCutchanville

45. Bane DeVoy-Evansville Day School

46. Alexis Beckerle-5-Cythia Heights.

47. Tyler Givens-4-Scott

48. Matthew Wildeman-4-Cynthia Heights.

49. Andrew Seib-4-Scott

50. Tate Lattner-4-Scott

51. Parker Mallow-6-McCutchanville

52. Leo Schmitt-4-Evansville Day School

53. Rivers Morris-5-Cynthia Heights

54. Mallika Juran-4-Castle Elementary

55. Jaden Williams-6-McCutchanville

56. Isabella Sparling-5-McCutchanville

57. Vihaan Shah-6-Castle North

58. Harlan Bennett-6-Perry Heights

59. Eli Rexing-5-Cynthia Heights

60. Arjun Patel-5-Castle

61. Weston Reed-6-Helfrich Park

62. Weston Wallace-6-Helfrich Park

63. Viransh Bahuva-4-Chandler

3rd and under-5 rounds(Done by 6pm!

1. Sa'Mauren Johnson-2-Scott

2. Micah Owen-3-Oak Hill

3. Abram Johnson-2-Homeschool

4. Clark Jackson-3-Cynthia Heights

5. Logan Matheson-3-McCutchanville

6. Caspian Slosser-3-Homeschool

7. Nolan Calhoun-3-Oak Hill

8. Victoria Warren-2-Oak Hill

9. Brendan Crow-2-Scott

10. Caleb Reis-3-McCutchanville

11. Connor Petrancosta-3-Scott

12. Xander Petrancosta-1-Scott-MOVED TO 1ST

13. Greyson Petrancosta-1-Scott-MOVED TO 1ST

14. Grant Meyer-3-Oak Hill-WITHREW

Is 15. Duke Soderling-3-McCutchanville

16. Ellie Pilcher-3-McCutchanville

17. Reid Wallace-3-Cynthia Heights.

18. DJ Baresic-3-Oak Hill-WITHDRAWN

19. Summer Davis-2-Oak Hill-SICK

20. Alton Kissel-3-Scott

21. Finnick DeVoy-2-Evansville Day School

22. Dom Seitz-3-McCutchanville

23. Evan Rexing-3-Cynthia Heights

24. Eli Rexing-3-Cynthia Heights Moved to 6th and Under

25. Jacklyn Sparling-3-McCutchanville

26. Ezra Eastham-3-McCutchanville

27. Nathan Russell-3-Oak Hill

28. Daniel Tripac-3-Montessori

29. Edward Tripac-2 Montessori

30. Finley Morris-3-Cynthia Heights

31. Matthew Mateescu-2-St. John the Baptist

1st and under-4 rounds-Done before everybody else. Maybe shortly after 4pm?

1. Evan Jackson-1-Cynthia Heights

2. Lizzy Matheson-1-McCutchanville

3. Brody Schneider-1-McCutchanville

4. Viraen Magdum-NEED GRADE AND SCHOOL PLEASE

5. Charlie Calhoun-1-Oak Hill

6. Viyan Magizhan Sakthivel-1-Castle Elementary  

7. Aadhavi Ravichandran-K-Castle Elementary

8. Xander Petrancosta-1-Scott

9.  Greyson Petrancosta-1-Scott

Need information about this student please

1. Anish Burla-Need grade and school

If you paid and it's not marked correctly please let me know as well as any other requested information above at meteormike@msn.com  or meteormike55@gmail.com 

Concessions  will have water, Coke, Mt. Dew, Diet Dew, Zero Sprite.

Apples, bananas, chips, candy, cookies, nachoes/cheese.

Pizza at 1pm: pepperoni, sausage and cheese.

Congrats to the Evansville Day School 6th and under team(2nd place) for qualifying on Saturday to play in the Scholastic Chess of Indiana's Championships on March 21st in Hammond for the first time, along with the McCutchanville 6th and under team as well as their 3rd and under team from McCutchanville!

https://scichessin.org/260214THF.html

Our tournament went as good as it possibly could.  139 students in K-12, from over 3 dozens schools, broken up into 5 divisions battling each other all day in the sport for the brain!!!

We had the best TD doing pairings and results. We had the best 2 at our scoring table. The best floor referee/TD. The best schools, chess coaches and their students. The best families that came out to support their children and our chess program(assisting me running the tournament/concession stand). We had a professional photographer taking hundreds of pictures for free! (see the next page down)

Playing in a competitive chess tournament like this is the equivalent of having around 10 practices at school when it comes to advancing chess playing skills. Lots of fun while learning good sportsmanship, behavior traits and developing numerous cerebral skills.

Here are the results:

Added 48-66 in this division below:

We had a professional photographer, Guisel Johnson taking hundreds of photographs and sharing them for free.

This is the link to her site:

G Johnson Photography & Video

Guisel has created a viewing gallery for us. hundreds of awesome pictures of the kids playing chess and with their trophies.

Chess families, friends, coaches, schools and people interested in seeing how awesome our chess tournament was can view Guisels work(gift to us) at the link below.

Password: BISHOP

https://gjohnsonphotographyvideo.pixieset.com/njhschesstournament2026/

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I have never seen anything like this.......other than last year when she did the same thing!

                Re: Re: Chess Tournament March 8, 2025            

                           By metmike - March 9, 2025, 9:20 a.m.            

            Thanks much, Larry!

When I said "pictures" I never imagined anything this amazing!!!!!!

Thank you Guisel Johnson for the most extraordinary gift to our tournament ever!

https://gjohnsonphotographyvideo.pixieset.com/njhschesstournament2025/

Use the password: "checkmate"