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UPCOMING EVENTS

Summer Open Chess Nights

Wednesdays, beginning June 23rd from 7-10 pm at the Sparta Ambulance Building with the exception of the 21st of July and the 18th of August. We will meet Tuesday July 20th and Tuesday August 17th instead of Wednesday nights those two weeks. We will have some Quad tournaments over the summer. There is no need to sign up in advance -- just show up to play when you want. All levels of players are welcome (beginner to advanced), as are all age groups (student or adult).

TOURNAMENT RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS to the following individuals, teams
and Coach for their accomplishments. Sparta is proud of all of you!

Sussex County K-8 Tournament, June 7th, Newton, NJ
Students from Sussex, Warren and Morris counties enjoyed the games and very nice weather at this outdoor tournament held at the Sussex County Community College Pavilion. Twenty-five students from Sparta participated.
Sparta highlights:
1st Place Team: Sparta Blue - A.J.T and Adam B. 5 wins each, and Kyra S. and Austin K., 4 wins each
2nd Place Team: Helen Morgan - Alex S. 5 wins, Keith J. 4 1/2 wins, Ryan R. 4 wins and Anthony E. 2 wins

Elementary School Nationals May 6-9 Georgia
K-5 team: Christopher H., Evan J., Keith J., Lizzy W., Anthony E., Kayla M., Morgan K., Emily B.
18th place, Under 900 Division
K-1 team: Reilly K., Christopher J., Sam E., Brittany B.
33rd place in their division
K-3 team: Evan J., Reilly K., Morgan K., Sam E., Christopher J., Brittany B
7th place, Blitz event.
K-6 Individual Thomas W. - 4 wins in the Under 1000 division
Click here for the news article.

Middle School Nationals April 8-11 Minnesota
A.J.T - 9th place in the Under 1250 Division
Ian C. - 20th place in the Under 1000 Division
Middle School Team: A.J.T., Adam B., Austin K., Kyra S. -
5th Place, K-9 Under 1250 Division
Middle School Team: Ian C., Colin C., Travis K., Thomas W. -
18th place, K-8 Under 1000 Division
Middle School Team (all 8 students) 13th place, Blitz tournament
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High School Nationals April 15-18 Ohio
Robert T. - 10th place in the Under 1200 Division
Eryk B. - 13th place in the Under 1200 Division
High School Team: Robert T., Eryk B., Natasha S., Kyle B., and Alex D. -
7th Place, K-12 Under 1200 Division and
19th Place, Blitz Tournament
Coach Tom and Eryk B., 2nd Place, Parents & Friends Tournament
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New Jersey Junior High School Championships
Our Middle School Team won the State Championship!
The Sparta Middle School Chess Team won its second consecutive New Jersey Middle School Championship at the New Jersey State Championships!
Click here to read more about it.

New Jersey Grade Level Championship
The Sparta Chess team opened their season by winning three state championships at the NJ Grade Level Chess Tournament!
Our 4th, 6th and 7th Graders are State Champions! 
8th Grade and 1st Grade placed 2nd
2 2nd Grade teams placed 2nd and 5th
11th Grade and Kindergarteners placed 3rd
Click here to read about it in the associated news article

Simultaneous chess matches with David Cole and Sergey Kudrin
This simul event with chess masters was for 2 great causes.
Read the news article - Forty simultaneous chess matches

More information is available on the Past Events Pages

SPECIAL THANKS

Anonymous Angels
A very big Thank You to our anonymous benefactors for your generous donations, believing in our kids, and helping to make our club a success.

Hoodies and Shirts
The club would like to thank Julie Killen of Coldwell Banker for sponsoring the team's hoodies. Julie also sponsored our first SHS Varsity awards last spring.

Thanks to all of you who ordered Sparta Chess Club hooded sweatshirts and golf shirts. We appreciate your support of the team.

Pizza
Thank you Villa Capri II for supporting our local tournaments.