Grand Prix Winners 2018-19
NSCF Scholastic Grand Prix
The NSCF Grand Prix competition encourages perseverance and the pursuit of excellence in chess by offering special awards to those players who play frequently and well in NSCF tournaments. The competition is structured by grade categories, with point assignments based on the strength of the sections a player has competed in, and the scores achieved in those sections.
See What do I need to know about the Grand Prix, accessible from the Tournaments FAQ.
2018-2019 Grand Prix Final Standings
These are the final standings, based on all fifteen events of the 2018-19 season, through May 4, 2019.
Note: Only those players who competed in rated sections in five or more events (or four for the High School category) during the 2018-19 NSCF tournament season were eligible for a Grand Prix award. The awards listed in the rightmost column will be distributed at the NSCF awards event in the Fall of 2019. Kudos to the winners and to all of the active players listed here.
| High School Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Chun,Miles | 11 | 6344 | 4 | High School Champion |
| 2 | Sriskanthan,Ashwin | 11 | 5093 | 4 | |
| 3 | Vajpayee,Vihaan | 9 | 3453 | 8 | |
| 4 | Barnett,Sophie | 9 | 2592 | 8 | |
| Middle School Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Schiwek,Thomas | 6 | 12853 | 12 | Middle School Champion |
| 2 | George,Christopher | 6 | 10408 | 11 | 2nd Place - Middle School |
| 3 | Kelly-Yuoh,Ozzie | 8 | 9968 | 7 | 3rd Place - Middle School |
| 4 | Surguladze,Sophie | 6 | 6153 | 8 | 4th Place - Middle School |
| 5 | Barnett,Benjamin | 6 | 3649 | 8 | 5th Place - Middle School |
| 6 | Gerardi,Jackson | 6 | 3428 | 8 | |
| 7 | Siciliano,Jack | 6 | 2855 | 8 | |
| 8 | Samuels,Noah | 8 | 2734 | 6 | |
| 9 | Sinha,Aidan | 6 | 2634 | 5 | |
| 10 | Kippel,Michael | 6 | 2306 | 10 | |
| 11 | Tomajko,Gabriel | 7 | 2164 | 7 | |
| 12 | Wang,Youchang | 7 | 1713 | 5 | |
| 13 | Patlis,Benjamin | 7 | 1669 | 6 | |
| 14 | Vajpayee,Vibhu | 6 | 1388 | 7 | |
| 15 | Rodriguez,Aaron | 8 | 1042 | 5 | |
| 16 | Zelatis,Aleksandra | 6 | 461 | 5 | |
| 5th Grade Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Zhang,Xinhe | 5 | 7155 | 11 | Fifth Grade Champion |
| 2 | Frankenberger,Xavier | 5 | 5392 | 9 | 2nd Place - Fifth Grade |
| 3 | Minchez,Dylan | 5 | 3845 | 12 | 3rd Place - Fifth Grade |
| 4 | Gorman,John | 5 | 3470 | 8 | 4th Place - Fifth Grade |
| 5 | Rodriguez,Aidan | 5 | 2056 | 7 | 5th Place - Fifth Grade |
| 6 | Welner,Jake | 5 | 1084 | 5 | |
| 7 | Conway,Will | 5 | 557 | 5 | |
| 4th Grade Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Krishna,Navaneeth | 4 | 9800 | 13 | Fourth Grade Champion |
| 2 | Zelatis,Constantine | 4 | 5870 | 12 | 2nd Place - Fourth Grade |
| 3 | Toce,Daniel | 4 | 5720 | 11 | 3rd Place - Fourth Grade |
| 4 | Per,Gabriel | 4 | 5551 | 7 | 4th Place - Fourth Grade |
| 5 | Valencia,Ignacio | 4 | 3903 | 12 | 5th Place - Fourth Grade |
| 6 | Song,Troy | 4 | 3222 | 10 | |
| 7 | Solovyev,Dylan | 4 | 2855 | 8 | |
| 8 | Salick,Joel | 4 | 2675 | 12 | |
| 9 | Concha,Naolin | 4 | 2150 | 9 | |
| 10 | Murgia,Gianna | 4 | 1915 | 10 | |
| 11 | Murgia,Giovanna | 4 | 1903 | 10 | |
| 12 | Collins Telles,Gabriel | 4 | 1271 | 6 | |
| 13 | Nero,Raphael | 4 | 1193 | 6 | |
| 14 | Brandt,Lewis | 4 | 1131 | 5 | |
| 15 | Verghese,Alan | 4 | 1109 | 5 | |
| 16 | Phillibert,Donald | 4 | 914 | 6 | |
| 3rd Grade Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Surguladze,Luka | 3 | 4517 | 9 | Third Grade Champion |
| 2 | Liu,Kevin | 3 | 3896 | 5 | 2nd Place - Third Grade |
| 3 | Kamen,Jack | 3 | 3800 | 12 | 3rd Place - Third Grade |
| 4 | White,Leo | 3 | 3540 | 13 | 4th Place - Third Grade |
| 5 | Kvirikadze,Becka | 3 | 2371 | 5 | 5th Place - Third Grade |
| 6 | Hill,August | 3 | 1530 | 5 | |
| 7 | Lunt,Jackson | 3 | 1012 | 5 | |
| 8 | Gleason,Benjamin | 3 | 761 | 5 | |
| 2nd Grade Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Song,Ames | 2 | 3074 | 12 | Second Grade Champion |
| 2 | Dai,Zihou | 2 | 2772 | 10 | 2nd Place - Second Grade |
| 3 | Jiang,Charles | 2 | 2111 | 6 | 3rd Place - Second Grade |
| 4 | Low,Anthony | 2 | 1864 | 5 | 4th Place - Second Grade |
| 5 | Siu,Evan | 2 | 1352 | 8 | 5th Place - Second Grade |
| 6 | Brandt,James | 2 | 1190 | 6 | |
| 7 | Roth,Jacob | 2 | 986 | 5 | |
| K-1 Leaders | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Awards |
| 1 | Song,Tristan | 1 | 2575 | 10 | K-1 Champion |
| 2 | Regelmann,Quinn | 1 | 2461 | 8 | 2nd Place - K-1 |
| 3 | Bae,Thomas | K | 1845 | 7 | Kindergarten Champion |
| 4 | Foley,William | 1 | 1586 | 9 | 4th Place - K-1 |
| 5 | Coughlin,Patrick | 1 | 1515 | 7 | 5th Place - K-1 |
| 6 | Cheng,Noah | 1 | 1146 | 8 | |
| 7 | Day,Landau | Pr | 867 | 7 | |
| 8 | Surguladze,Andrew | K | 782 | 6 | |
| 9 | Frind,Harrison | 1 | 625 | 5 | |