October 2026 Scholastic Open Tournament Report

The Hawaii Chess Federation hosted its October 2026 Scholastic Open tournament on Saturday, October 24th, at Washington Middle School. The tournament, which consisted of six rounds of chess played at a time control of G/30+5 (30 minutes per player with a 5-second increment), included 107 student participants and 16 adult players.

After a long and exciting day of chess, there were a number stand-out performances: Renzo Tsu and Jaxon Choi from Punahou School tied for first in the K-8 Novice division with scores of 5.5; and we had a four-way tie for first in the K-12 Open division, with Kevin Ji from ‘Iolani School, Connor Lopez and Max Narimasu from Punahou School, and Noah Cheng from Assets School all scoring 5.0. In the team competition, Punahou School took first place in both the K-8 Novice division the K-12 Open division.

Congratulations to our winners and to all participants for their hard work and dedication to chess! Our next tournament will be the Veterans Day Scholastic Sectional, taking place on Wednesday, November 11th, at Washington Middle School - we look forward to seeing you there!

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k-8 Novice Section Prize Winners

Team Awards:

1. Punahou School (15.5)

2. Homeschool (13.5)

3. Kaimuki Middle School (12.5)

Top 3 Overall:

1. Renzo Tsu (5.5)

2. Jaxon Choi (5.5)

3. Xavier Vorsino (5.0)

Top 3 - Grades 6-8:

1. Kai Sala (4.5)

2. Violet White (4.5)

3. La’Ikuika’Eleao Daliva (4.5)

Top 3 - Grades 3-5:

1. Hiro Moorhead (4.5)

2. Herbie Hasebe (4.5)

3. Siyul Han (4.0)

Top 3 - Grades K-3:

1. Lawton Lam (3.0)

2. Elliot Manabe (3.0)

3. Ada Li (3.0)

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k-12 Open Prize Winners

Team Awards:

1. Punahou School (14.0)

2. ‘Iolani School (12.0)

3. Kalani High School (11.5)

Top 3 Overall:

1. Kevin Ji (5.0)

2. Connor Lopez (5.0)

3. Noah Cheng (5.0)

Top 3 - Grades 9-12:

1. Marcus Dinh (4.0)

2. Brendan Nakahara (4.0)

3. Keanu Tan (4.0)

Top 3 - Grades 6-8:

1. Nova Galanto (4.0)

2. Jacob Choi (4.0)

3. Alphaeus Tse (4.0)

Top 3 - Grades 3-5:

1. Max Narimasu (5.0)

2. Stanley Zhou (4.0)

3. Anu-Ujin Bazargur (3.0)

Grades K-3:

1. Michael Tserennyam (2.5)

2. Gerelt Tserennyam (1.0)

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Adult Quad Winners

Quad A - Neil Shah

Quad B - Andres Carino

Quad C - Brandon Galarita

Quad D - Kristen Teranishi

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Individual Standings

• K-8 Novice Individual Results

• K-12 Open Individual Results

Team Standings

• K-8 Novice Team Results

• K-12 Open Team Results