Champions

April 2018: Decatur Elementary at the State Chess Championship

Decatur Elementary wins 2nd Place Team trophy in Section 4-6 on April 21, 2018. (Click image for full size view.)

Official International FIDE Academy

Orlov Chess Academy is now an official International FIDE Academy. We can send players to World Youth Championships and, if needed, circumvent the USCF.

As of November 2015, Orlov Chess Academy is an official International FIDE Academy.

2015 Denker: Noah Fields Tied for Second, Aug 4

Noah Fields tied for Second Place at the prestigious national Denker Tournament of High School Champions, August 1-4, 2015.

2015 Elementary Nationals, May 10

Orlov Chess Academy and Chess Sport Team at the Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee.

Victorious Lincoln Dragons, K-1 Team. They got the trophy right about their size!

Jane tied for Second Place in the K-5 Under-900 group.

Anne scored 6 out of 7 in the Under-800 group.

2015 WA State High School Champion, Jan 23-24

Noah Fields, an Orlov Chess Academy student, secured the title of WA State High School Champion with a score of 4.5/5!

National Elementary Championships, May 11, 2014

National Elementary Championships in Dallas, Texas, ended on May 11, 2014.
Congratulations to parents and students!

Many students of Orlov Chess Academy and ChessSport.com Nationals Preparation class did well.

Arvil Gauthier – 7 out of 7, first place, K-5 U900!
Jason Yu – 6 out of 7 – second place, K-3 Championships.
Daniel Shubin, 5.5 out of 7, tie for 16th place
Amay Bansal, 5, 5 out of 7, K-6 U1000, 10th place.
Jane Hurley, 5 out of 7, 6th place, K-3 Unr.
Matthew Hwang, 5 out of 7, 22nd place, K-1

Congratulations to Open Window chess team, 5th place trophy!

Here are a few pictures. On the right side is a collection of all trophies won by players on the team.

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Aaryan’s 2nd Place in K-3 at Nationals Youth Action 12/11/11

Rockwell Elementary Tournament

Congratulations to all students from Redmond Academy who played at Rockwell Elementary. They all got trophies after starting classes a few months ago.

1st Place

• Nithin 5 points 4th grade
• Jason 4 points 1st grade
• Peter 4 points 1st grade
• Jaden 5 points K-grade

2nd and 3rd Place

• Revanth 4 points 3rd-grade
• Maggie 4 points 3rd-grade
• Pranesh 3 Points K-grade

Benton with 1st place trophy at Lakeridge Tournament, Dec 10, 2011

Fall Chess Kickoff, Nov 19th, 2011

Yu, Jason
1st Place “K” at Kick-off

Rajamuthiah, Pranesh

2nd Place “K” at Kick-off

Gao, Jaden

3rd Place “K” at Kick-off

Tournament of Champions, Apr 7th, 2012

Noah Fields, 6th grader rated 1800+

Student Improvement, 2010-2011 Season

Chess Academy Students 2009-2010 Season

Grade Nationals, December 2009, Dallas, Texas

Second Grade
15th Place Trophy Hare, Howard A

First Grade
6th Place Trophy, Bashkansky, Naomi 5.5 points out of 7

Fourth Grade
10th Place Trophy, Fields, Noah Dennis 5.5 out of 7
First Place Trophy Unrated, Dhingra, Sangeeta 4 pts out of 7
Royzen, Michael Zinovy 2.0

Eighth Grade
4th Place Trophy, Lee, Megan 5.5 out of 7

WGM Elena and IM Orlov Students 2008-2009 Season

Please note, it takes up to a year for significant improvement.

Elena 2007-2008 Season

2008 State Championship

5 pts winners: 9 students
(several Elena students played each other and could not both score 5 pts)

• Megan Lee OMS 6th gr 1824
• Stephen Embry 3rd gr STV 1287
• William Lee 1st gr OPW 1296
• Noah Fields 2nd 1401 CWA
• Patrick Wang 3rd STV 1498
• Kate Tokareva 5th LMA 1478
• Amith Vanmane 3rd STV 1441
• Albert Li 1st BEN 1104
• Brian Yue LMA 6th 1749 (Georgi Orlov’s student)

All (or most) other students scored 4 or 4.5 points.

2007 – 2008 Winners

Students – 5 pts winners in Open sections

1. Nathaniel Yee (K-3)
2. Noah Fields (K-3)
3. William Lee (K-3)
4. Nicholas Orlov (4-6)
5. Kate Tokareva (4-6)
6. Spencer Lehmann (K-3)
7. Dylan Austin (4-6)
8. Patrick Wang (K-3)
9. Benjamin Brusniak (K-3)
10. Jack Sather (4-6)
11. Toshihiro Nagase (K-3)
12. Tristan Sun (4-6)

Students – 5 pts winners in each tournament

3/22/2008 Chess Fest
Toshihiro Nagase, Dylan Austin, Amith Vanmane, Nathaniel Yee, Noah Fields, Benjamin Brusniak

3/8/2008
Patrick Wang

3/1/2008
Jack Sather

2/9/2008 Evergreen School Tournament
5 pts winners: Nicholas Orlov, Nathaniel Yee, Benjamin Brusniak

1/26/2008 John Muir Elementary Tournament
5 pts winners: Dylan Austin, Kate Tokareva, Patrick Wang

1/19/2008 Grade Championship
5 pts winners: Nathaniel Yee, William Lee, Spencer Lehmann

1/12/2008 Meridian Park Tournament
5 pts winners: Nathaniel Yee, Noah Fields, William Lee, Nicholas Orlov

12/09/2007 Congratulations to National Winners!

United States National Championship Winners, Houston, TX, 12/07-12/09, 2007

2nd Place Nathaniel Yee, 2nd grade Championship

10th Place Toshihiro Nagase, 1st grade Championship

15th Place Noah Fields, 2nd grade Championship

12/02/2007

Congratulations to 5 pts winners:

Kate Tokareva, Nathaniel Yee

Welcome New Students!

Kate Tokareva, 1242, 4th grade, May 2007

Benjamin Brusniak, 976, September 2007

Howie Hare, 400, September 2007

US Girls 2007 Invitational

Megan Lee came third at the US Girls 2007 Invitational.

2007 National Bert Lerner Elementary (K-6) Championship

Megan Lee: 5 out of 7(K-5 Championship) Rated 1559 USCF

Frank Qu : 4.5 out of 7 (K-6 Championship) Rated 1615 USCF

Michael Omori: 5 out of 7 (K-6 Championship) Rated 1687 USCF

Noah Fields: 5 out of 7 (K-1 Championship) he was not rated, Noah started at the Chess Academy in December 2006

Noah Fields achieved highest performance for all participating WA State players in K-3 grades, 5 out of 7 (K-1 Championship)! He was an unrated player before the start.

State Champions and 4+ Points Winners

(C ) is Elena’s after-school chess club player, not private students.

Tournament of Champions WINNERS

2007 4-6 section

• Dakota Dixon 2005
• Daniel Ho 2006
• Michael Omori

2007 K-3 Section

• Nicholas Orlov 2005
• Sam Meisner

Five Points Winners: 2006-2007 Season

Only students who scored 5 pts in open tournaments are listed

• Sam Meisner
• Jack Sather
• Frank Qu
• Noah Fields
• Stephen Embry
• Andy Huchala
• Patrick Wang
• Nathaniel Yee
• Tristan Sun
• Anthony Pangelinan
• Thomas Thongmee *
• Michael Omori *

* IM Georgi Orlov’s students