September 2026 Scholastic Sectional Tournament Report

Written by Anthony Miranda

The Hawaii Chess Federation hosted its September 2026 Scholastic Sectional tournament on Saturday, September 26th, at Washington Middle School. The tournament consisted of five rounds of chess played at a time control of G/45+5 (45 minutes per player with a 5-second increment) and included 95 student participants and 16 adult players as well.

After a long and exciting day of chess, there were multiple stand-out performances: Axel Gaetano from Kilauea Elementary School won the K-3 division with a perfect score of 5.0; Michael Tserennyam from Laie Elementary School won the K-5 division with a perfect score of 5.0; Alphaeus Tse from Kaimuki Middle School won the K-8 division with a perfect score of 5.0; and Koa Satterfield from Homeschool and Leon Nguyen from ʻIolani School tied for first in the K-12 division with scores of 4.0. In the team competition, first place winners included: Kamehameha Schools (K-3), Punahou School (K-5), Kaimuki Middle School (K-8), and ‘Iolani School (K-12).

We also had 16 adults competing in four quads. Winners included: Eric Mui, Leo Domingo, Jude Tombaugh, and Ricon Ransaw.

Congratulations to our winners and to all participants for their hard work and dedication to chess! Our next tournament will take place on Saturday, October 24th, at Washington Middle School - we look forward to seeing you there!

 

Primary School (k-3) Prize Winners

Team Awards:

  1. Kamehameha Schools (8.5)

  2. Punahou School (8.0)

  3. Hongwanji Mission School (5.5)

Individual Awards:

  1. Axel Gaetano (5.0)

  2. Gerelt Tserennyam (4.0)

  3. Elliot Manabe (4.0)

Elementary School (k-5) Prize Winners

Team Awards:

  1. Punahou School (10.5)

  2. Laie Elementary School (10.0)

  3. Kamehameha Schools (6.5)

Individual Awards:

  1. Michael Tserennyam (5.0)

  2. Max Narimasu (4.0)

  3. Enzo Yee (4.0)

Middle School (k-8) Prize Winners

Team Awards:

  1. Kaimuki Middle School (12.0)

  2. Punahou School (10.0)

  3. Homeschool (7.5)

Individual Awards:

  1. Alphaeus Tse (5.0)

  2. Brockly Young (4.0)

  3. Jacob Choi (3.5)

High School (k-12) Prize Winners

Team Awards:

  1. ‘Iolani School (11.0)

  2. Punahou School (7.0)

  3. Homeschool (5.0)

Individual Awards:

  1. Koapaka Satterfield (4.0)

  2. Leon Nguyen (4.0)

  3. Kuliakapono Shirota Kapalu (3.5)

Adult Prize Winners

Quad #2

  1. Leo Domingo (3.0)

Quad #4

  1. Ricon Ransaw (3.0)

Quad #1

  1. Eric Mui (3.0)

Quad #3

  1. Jude Tombaugh (3.0)

Team Standings

Individual Standings

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