Over the winter break, chess enthusiast Omya Vidyarthi, grade 5, took first place in the U10 girls division in the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships.
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Kudos: Students find success in chess and bowling over the summer
Over the summer, fourth grader Omya Vidyarthi traveled to two international chess tournaments, taking first place in the U1700 Women’s category at the World…
Chess enthusiasts successful in back-to-back events, win national championships
Sibling chess enthusiasts Vyom and Omya Vidyarthi – grade 6 and grade 3, respectively – have done it again! The pair traveled to Nashville…
Grade 1 chess player places first in K-1 group at National Elementary Championship
Congratulations to grade 1 chess enthusiast Rohan Rajaram, who last month won the K-1 championship at the National Elementary Championship in Nashville. It was…
Multiple wins for Harker students at CalChess State Scholastic Championship
Last weekend, a team of Harker students won the K-12 Championship at the CalChess State Scholastic Championship at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The…
Lower school competitors victorious at U.S. National Junior Chess Congress
At the US National Junior Chess Congress in San Jose this past weekend, two lower school chess competitors turned in impressive performances in their respective age groups.
Chess enthusiasts successful in multiple recent events
Lower school chess champs Omya and Vyom Vidyarthi (grade 2 and 5, respectively) have done it again! At the 2017 CalChess Grade Level Championship…
Success for lower and middle school chess competitors at national championship
Harker chess players had a very successful weekend at the U.S. National Game/30 and Game/60 Championships in Santa Clara.
MS and LS chess players take second place as a team at Labor Day weekend tournament
Chess players from grades 3, 4, 5 and 7 all competed in the 2017 Labor Day Kids Championship in Santa Clara.
Kudos: Lower school chess player takes first in Costa Rica youth competition
At the World Chess Federation’s 28th Panamerican Youth Championship, held June 30 to July 7 in Costa Rica, student Omya Vidyarthi, a rising grade…
