Some of our top Minnesota Junior chess players were in Calgary recently for the North American Junior Open. They posted some excellent results! Sammy Narayanan led the way with 7.5/9.0 to claim clear 2nd prize and an IM Norm. Nastassja Matus was 6/9 for 5th place overall for the women/girls. John Blomer had a great tournament scoring 5/9 and raising his FIDE rating significantly. Ahmed Ilyasov scored 4/9 and Ksenija Matus was 3/9. Congrats to all of these great junior chess players. Minnesota continues its tradition of outperforming expectations on the National / International chess scene.
