2024 National High School (K-12) Championship - Results

This is a flash report from the 2024 National High School (K-12) Chess Championship. A full report of the final day of games is available here.

The 2024 National High School (K-12) Championship (NHS) took place from April 5-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. A record-setting 1,860 players from 37 states attended, bettering the previous record of 1,745 players set at our 2023 event by more than 100 players! The first NHS was held in 1969.

The Individual Championship went to IM Jason Wang, 12th Grade, William Mason High School; Mason, Ohio. This is the second consecutive year that Wang took top honors. (Last year’s victory was shared.)

photo Caroline King for US Chess

The Team Championship was won by The Dalton School of New York, New York. Team members are Gus Huston, Max Mottola, Iris Mou, Ryan Peterson, William Safranek, and Nate Shuman. This is the third consecutive year that Dalton has won this team tournament!

Many other winners in multiple sections below the championship section were also identified. These winners are properly identified as “Winner of the <X> section at the National High School Championship.” Hover over the pictures below for captions:

Casiple — Not pictured: Davin Chen, winner of the Under-1900 section, Sparta High School, winner of the Under-1600 team prize, Niles North, and winner of the Unrated team prize.

Wick — Not pictured: Davin Chen, winner of the Under-1900 section, Sparta High School, winner of the Under-1600 team prize, Niles North, and winner of the Unrated team prize.

For a full list of winners, please see here: www.uschess.org/results/2024/hs/

US Chess Executive Director Ranae Bartlett also notes, “We were delighted to have a number of chess programs attend this year’s National High School Championship that were part of our Title I School Grant initiative, including ASAP (After School Activities Partnership), Baltimore Kids Chess League, Lenoir City Schools, and S. Weir Mitchell School. This program reflects US Chess goals and delivers on our mission to empower people, enrich lives, and enhance communities through chess as we bring chess to students who might not be able to access the game without this support. Our donors’ generosity underscores the chess community’s commitment to meeting the needs of students who come from underserved communities.”

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