Texas Scholastic Championship draws 1,479 players

1,479 players participated in the 2007 Texas Scholastic Chess Championships in Dallas on March 17-18. Congratulations to the individual winners in the championship sections!

• High School -- NM Warren Harper (6.5/7.0)
• Middle School -- Alex Balkum, Matthew Liu, Grant Powell, George Qi (6.0/7.0)
  
• Elementary -- Fernando Mendez Jr. (6.5/7.0)
• Primary -- Raymund Sun (7.0/7.0)
  

Warren Harper faces Francisco Guadalupe in the game
that ultimately decided the High School Championship.



Middle School Champions: Alex Balkum, Matthew Liu, George Qi.
(Not pictured - Grant Powell)