1,586 players from 42 states competed in Columbus, Ohio to determine the nation’s top elementary school players; New York players and schools win 5 championships.

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See our recap report on Monday, April 29, which will include photos. In the meantime, see photos and videos on Twitter/X via @USChess and #ElemChessChamps.

The 2024 National Elementary School (K-6) Championship took place from April 26-28 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. 1,586 players from 42 states participated in this annual event that identifies national champions in four championship sections: K-1, K-3, K-5, and K-6. We had 611 teams take part, including 80 from the host state of Ohio and 115 from New York, which was the state with the most players (43% of the field). New York made the most of this representation, winning a combination of 5 individual and team championships.

Our full report, with photos and annotated games, is available here.

(Note: Where co-champions are listed, they are in tiebreak order.)

In the K-6 Championship, Artemii Khanbutaev (Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Palatine, IL) is the champion. 

Speyer Legacy School of New York, NY won the K-6 Team Championship. 

In the K-5 Championship, Ted Wang (St. Thomas School, Medina, WA) is the champion. Wang had won the K-3 Championship in 2023.

P.S. 77 - Lower Lab School of  New York, NY, won the K-5 Team Championship.

In the K-3 Championship,  Sasha Milo Schaefer (Anderson School, New York, NY) is the champion.

Oak Hall of Gainesville, FL, won the K-3 Team Championship.

In the K-1 Championship, there are 3 co-champions:

• Devansh Vellanki (Ebridge Montessori School, Westboro, MA)
• Ajay Beuria Sreenivasan (Trinity School, New York, NY)
• Mustafa Muhammad (The Math and Science Academy, Apex, NC)

Trinity School of New York, NY, won the K-1 Team Championship.

Many other winners in numerous sections below the championship sections were also identified. These winners are properly identified as, “Winner of the <X> section at the 2024 National Elementary School (K-6) Championship.”  For a full list of winners, please click here. 

US Chess Executive Director Ranae Bartlett notes, “This year we were delighted to have two programs attend as part of our Title I School Grant initiative: Dishman Elementary from Harlingen, Texas and P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont from Brooklyn, New York. 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.”

We'll see you next year at SuperNationals VIII from May 9-11, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. SuperNationals is held every four years and combines the NES, NMS, and NHS all under one roof.