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Ransom Middle Takes First Place In Chess Tournament
December 8, 2011
Twenty-four students from Ransom Middle School’s Chess Club competed against students from various private schools in Pensacola in the Junior Chess Club in a four- round tournament. Each game was played for 60 minutes.
Gary Moore, Ransom Middle School, won first place. The competition was very skilled and evidenced by the fact that the opposing chess club had a player that had a 960 rating. Ransom Middle School’s highest rating player is Ryan Reyes, Ransom’s Club president, who has a 630 rating. Second place was won by Anish Gupta of the Creative Learning Academy and Tristan Carr of Ransom Middle School won third place.
This is also the first year that the Ransom Knights have won first place. Also, this is the first year that Ransom Middle School had female competitors (Randa Shaw and Sydney Roberson), while the opposing chess club had none.
The following Ransom Middle School students played in the tournament.
- Paul Ashton
- Tristan Carr
- Dallas Ditto
- Zach Donaldson
- Eric Esselburn
- Nicholas Gulsby
- Isaiah Hansen
- Johnathan Hendren
- Brett Henry
- Warren Hetherington
- Marcus Hurston
- Gavin Kelley
- Travis King
- Wayne Lawley
- Gary Moore
- Leandro Perez
- Ryan Reyes
- Sydney Roberson
- Devin Searcy
- Caleb Schaffer
- Randa Shaw
- Devonte Simmons
- Justis Walker
- Patrick Wellborn
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4 Responses to “Ransom Middle Takes First Place In Chess Tournament”
Way to go Randa & Sydney! Girl power! Molino Park is so very proud of you both and all your male team mates!
We are all very proud of Ramsom for doing well , and for the childern that attended. If some of the grandparents would have known, we would have been there. It’s nice that you got to attend Mrs.Donaldson. I’m sure you enjoyed it, but don’t knock the people that didn’t get too. Again we are very proud of you Gavin. Great job to all.
Great job to all the kids! We attended the event (to see Zach) and really enjoyed it! Mr. Lowe has done a wonderful job teaching the kids not just chess but rules of etiquette and courtesy. THANK YOU, Mr. Lowe and the Ransom Knights for such a great showing Saturday. Zach, we’re very proud of you and ALL the Ransom team!
Way to go Gavin Kelley. Your grandma, grandpa and family are so proud of you. Congradulations on the hard work and for your Dad getting you back and forth to school for practice. Love you lots God Bless and keep smiling that beautiful smile.