Northshore Junior High student competes in the National Junior High Chess Championships

Published 11:47 am Monday, May 2, 2016

Vikram Ramasamy, an eight grader from Northshore Junior High, competed in the National Junior High Chess Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, from April 14-17.

In the National K-9 Blitz Championship tournament he tied for second place and took third place on tie breaks.

The blitz tournament hosted 175 students. During the National K-8 Chess Championship tournament, he tied for 25th place in the K-8 Championship section with 275 players competing.

Around 1,100 players from across the nation participated in the chess championship tournament.