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Dalton Chess’s New York State Scholastic Championship Run
We are thrilled to share the exciting news from last weekend's 58th Annual New York State Scholastic Championships in Saratoga Springs.
50 Dalton students attended and demonstrated incredible focus, strategic thinking, and sportsmanship while competing against top players from across the state.
Our coaching team included Lenny Kadishev, NM Jerald Times, Adia Onyango, Alex Kure, GM Djurabeck Khamrakulov, and Head Coach WIM & NM Beatriz Marinello.
The Dalton team competed in the K-1 Under 400, K-1 Championship, K-3 Under 800, K-5 Under 600, K-3 Championship Primary, K-5 Championship Elementary, K-5 Under 1400, and Middle School Championship sections.
Results:
K-1 Under 400
2nd Place Team
Leanne De Quinsai-Yang ‘38 - 5th place individual
Willa Ward ‘37 - 6th place individual
Bernard Donovan ‘38
Airen Rosa ‘38
Paloma Sola ‘37
Eva Yaman ‘38
Arden Altfest ‘38
Liam Stelmach ‘38
K-1 Championship
4th Place Team
Rishi Au ‘37 - 5th place individual
Harman Gupta ‘37
Mackenzie Jahan ‘37
Nina Kapur ‘37
K-3 Championship Primary
5th Place Team
Dalton Gorcyzca ‘36
Taran Mehta ‘35
Michelle Park ‘35
Oceane Chemla ‘35
Aahren Bhandari ‘35
William Pang ‘36
Kelly Park ‘35
Brennan Campbell ‘35
Yara Lahiji ‘36
Oliver Wang ‘35
August Almeida ‘36
Veer Kumar ‘36
K-5 Championship Elementary
2nd Place Team
Maxwell Gachiri ‘34
Kenzo Phillips ‘33
Hudson Belelieu ‘34
Declan Campbell ‘34
Carolina Vasilatos ‘33
Albert Boston ‘34
Aadi Doshi ‘33
K-3 Under 800
Ryan Brody ‘36 - 2nd place individual Under 600
K-5 Under 1000
Sameer Michael Doshi ‘35
Finn Donovan ‘34
K-5 Under 1400
Wren Chisholm ‘34 - 3rd place individual
K-8 Under 1300
Cecilia Cooper ‘33
Jack Cooper ‘31
Alessandro Quinonez ‘32
Mateo Fernandez-Aller ‘34
Rayna Gupta ‘34
Gabriel Chang ‘33
Middle School Championship
3rd Place Team
Elliott Goodrich ‘31 - 7th place individual
Joshua Kuruvilla ‘30
Anson Leong ‘31
Sammy Sen ‘30
Sebi Hemlock ‘30
Owen Pang ‘31
Anthony Mavroudis ‘30
Fabrizzio Quinonez Hernandez ‘30
Teddy Giuliano ‘32
During this chess-filled weekend, Dalton Program Director, Woman International Master and National Master Beatriz Marinello, was inducted into the 2026 New York State Chess Hall of Fame! This prestigious honor recognizes not only her outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of chess but also her lifelong dedication to teaching and mentoring the next generation of players. We are incredibly fortunate to learn from WIM and NM Beatriz Marinello and congratulate her on this well-deserved recognition!
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Story submitted by Samantha Sheppard-Lahiji P'36 and Chess Program Director Beatriz Marinello
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