Sunday, January 29, 2012

2012: West Final Results

West Top Three Teams
1. Bloomington
2. Heyworth
3. Normal U-High

West Individual
1. Alex Russell, Heyworth "Corbin Award"
2. Chase Walbert, Bloomington
3. Narinjan Panneeselvan, Normal Community
4. Cole Frank, Normal U-High
5. Jarek Millberg, Olympia
6. Kaleb Schwaiger, Mahomet
7. Benjamin Nielson, Normal West
8. Aaron Walbert, Bloomington

The top player is awarded the Corbin, in honor of long time Ridge Farm High School and Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School teacher Sam Corbin. He worked tirelessly to promote chess, taking his students to tournaments around the nation. Also, his players kept in touch with him; it was not unusual for graduates from twenty years ago to visit him at school.