Chess Team

2009 Nebraska State

Champions

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 State

Champions 

Metro League Champions

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007  

Competes in the Metro league during January and February, and other competitions during the year.	Sponsors: Andrew Reed, Stephen Bouma, Doug Martin, Drew Thyden
Central's Chess team is the defending Nebraska State Champion from 2009. Central had its 47 consecutive divisional match win streak (since 1997) broken by Bellevue East in 2006.
2009-10 Team Members: Board 1: Ike Thomas Board 2: Caleb Koch Board 3: Josh Dewitt Board 4: Edna D'Souza Board 5: Mitch Hezel Board 6: Tim Gulizia Board 7 Board 8:

Winter 2009 Opponent	Date/ Result
Brownell-Talbot	3-2 win
Roncalli	5-0 win
Council Bluffs - AL
Bellevue East	4-1 win
Creighton Prep	4-1 win
Metro Championship Match vs. Westside	4-1 loss

 

 

Past Chess Team Results
Year	Event	Place
2009	State Team Tournament	1st Place
2009	Metro League	2nd Place
2009	Metro Individual Championship	3rd Place - Ben Susman
2008	State Team Tournament	2nd Place
2008	Metro League	2nd Place
2008	Metro Individual Championship	1st Place - Alek Erickson
2007	National High School Championship	35th Place
2007	National HS Championship - Unrated	12th Place
2007	Nebraska State Team Championship	1st Place
2007	State Individual Championship	Kevin Kennedy - 2nd Place Alek Erickson - 3rd Place
2007	Metro Team Championship	1st Place
2007	Metro Individual Championship	Kevin Kennedy - 1st Place Alek Erickson - 2nd Place
2006	Nebraska State Team Championship	1st Place
2006	Metro Team Championship	1st Place
2006	Metro Individual Championship	George Blazek - 2nd Place
2005	State Individual Championship	George Blazek (co-Champion)
2005	Metro Individual Championship	Erik Servellon 1st Place
2005	Metro Individual Championship	George Blazek 2nd Place
2005	Nebraska State Team Championship	1st Place
2005	Metro Team Championship	1st Place
2004	National HS Championship	26th Place
2004	National HS Championship	George Blazek 1st Unrated
2004	Nebraska State Team Championship	1st Place
2004	Metro Team Championship	1st Place
2004	Metro Individual Championship	Jay Harmon 1st Place
2003	Nebraska State Team Championship	1st Place
2003	Metro Team Championship	1st Place
2003	Metro Individual Championship	George Blazek 1st Place
2003	Metro Individual Championship	Jay Harmon 2nd Place
2002	Nebraska State Team Championshp	3rd Place
2002	Metro Team Championship	1st Place
2002	Metro Individual Championship	Nick Zielinski 2nd Place
2001	Metro Team Championship	2nd Place
2001	Metro Individual Championship	Tyler Yin 1st Place
2001	Metro Individual Championship	Sean Baker 1st Place
2000	Nebraska State Team Championshp	2nd Place
2000	Metro Team Championship	2nd Place
2000	State Individual Championship	Tyler Yin 1st Place

 

Higest USCF Rated Central High Players 1996- Present
Name (Year of highest rating)	While at Central	After Graduation
Jay Harmon +(2004)	1646	1657
Tyler Yin *+ (2000)	1602	1602
Joe Knapp (1997)	1602	1866
George Blazek *+ (2006)	1592	1589
Tony Dutiel * (1997)	1542	1871
Erik Servellon + (2005)	1499	1556
Alek Erickson (2007)	1475	1427
Sean Baker +  (2001)	1444	1685
Nate Horrell (2004)	1417	1417
Kevin Kennedy + (2007)	1397	1587
AJ Stubbs (2006)	1379	1125
Ike Thomas (2009)	1367	n/a
Ben Susman (2009)	1303	n/a
Bill Chaney (2005)	1299	1299
Cory Jensen * (1998)	1273	1273
LaVel Sterling (2006)	1206	1172
Joe Zielinski (1997)	1192	1192
Noah Priluck (1999)	1163	1096
Elvis Servellon (2007)	1135	1135
Nick Zielinski (2002)	1084	1084
* denotes State Champion +denotes Metro Champion 2010 Team members in bold