The 15th annual Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Chess Tournament drew a crowd of talented chess players from all age ranges on Feb. 12 as 26 students earned medals for their chess prowess.
After pausing in 2020 due to pandemic-related concerns, Steve Waldmann, tournament director and Bear Creek Elementary School Chess Club coach, announced a number of winners after four rounds of competition. Each finalist earned a medal for their accomplishment.
Organizers thanked volunteers from both Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer High School Key Clubs, who helped with setup, teardown and with serving concessions at the event.
You can find students who placed among all grade-levels below:
Kindergarten
- 1st place – Luke Knauf – BCES
First Grade
- 1st place – Max Caputo – Homeschool
- 2nd place – Cecilia Tebault – BCES
- 3rd place – Moira Scott – LPES
Second Grade
- 1st place – Joseph Voss – Homeschool
- 2nd place – Charles Bucheit – BCES
- 3rd place – Kenton Klein – PLES
Third Grade
- 1st place – Jacob Leu – BCES
- 2nd place – Elisabeth Stein – BCES
- 3rd place – Jonas Caputo – Homeschool
Fourth Grade
- 1st place – Ben Knauf – BCES
- 2nd place – Kadie Dawson – PLES
- 3rd place – Anthony Ritz – PLES
Fifth Grade
- 1st place – Jack Bucheit – BCES
- 2nd place – Ethan Johnson – BCES
- 3rd place – KES
Sixth Grade
- 1st place – Tyler Leu – BCES
- 2nd place – Elijah Taft – Homeschool
- 3rd place – Caleb Hamilton – LPES
Middle School
- 1st place – Max Harcrow – LPMS
- 2nd place – Xandr Warren – LPMS
- 3rd place – Matthew Zielinski – Monument Academy
High School
- 1st place – Blake Nelson – LPHS
- 2nd place – Christian Young – LPHS
- 3rd place – Tristan Clark – LPHS