Princeton Orange scores perfect 6-0 to win the 2019 USATE in a dramatic fashion. The result of the entire event went down to the wire. The final game on the top section featured the top boards Kapil Chandran of Princeton Orange and Arslan Otchiyev of Conneicuts Finest. With the match score even at 1.5 – 1.5, Kapil prevailed to help the Orange team the title.
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Ethan Li, Kapil Chandran , Daniel Moreno, Zachary Holecek
New Jersey State Championship 2026 New Jersey K–12 Grade Championships Sunday, November 22, 2026 Brookdale Community College • Lincroft, New Jersey Format 5-Round Swiss G/30;
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Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes The following is based on a report by Dave Lazarus of the Westfield Chess Club NJ