November 08, 2009

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

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Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: (402) 557-3300
Fax: (402) 557-3339

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