Thank you to all the coaches, students, and school staff who participated in the 2026 CPS All-Stars Tournament, held Saturday, October 24, at Manley High School.
The tournament brought together 287 students representing 41 CPS schools from across Chicago for an exciting day of competitive chess.
Congratulations to our top individual finishers and first-place teams!
High School
- Top Individuals (4–0): Tate Daniels (Taft HS), Andrew Garcia (Taft HS), Christopher Lopez (Hancock College Prep), and Brian Juarez (Kelly HS).
- First-Place Team: Taft High School
Junior High K–8
- Top Individuals (4–0): Vivaan Patkar (Skinner North Elementary) and Collin Chhay (Decatur Classical Elementary).
- First-Place Team: Edison Regional Gifted Center
Intermediate K–6
- Top Individuals (4–0): Mohammed Nawaz Syed (Armstrong G International Studies), Xingyu Matthew Gai (Skinner North Elementary), and Tselmeg Batmunkh (Keller Gifted Magnet School).
- First-Place Team: Beaubien Elementary
Primary K–4
- Top Individuals (4–0): Alexander Choi (Skinner North Elementary), Myra Mendonca (Skinner West Elementary), Bryan Zheng (Edison Regional Gifted Center), Frankie Kirkman (Pulaski International School of Chicago), and Gabriel Gana (Blaine Elementary).
- First-Place Team: Blaine Elementary
All listed individual players finished with 4 points. Official placements among players tied on points were determined by tournament tiebreaks.
Congratulations to all our participants for their hard work, determination, and sportsmanship. We also extend our appreciation to the coaches, school staff, and tournament staff whose efforts helped make the event a success.
