The Chess Team competed in the Shore High School Chess League Championship Tournament at Monmouth Mall on Wednesday 2/27. The team consisted of Jason Yan, Aditya Baireddy, Abhinav Ramidi, Alexander Postovskiy, and Justin Guo.

In the first round, they defeated Manalapan high school. In the second round, High Tech was paired against perennial powerhouse Holmdel. A tough battle ensued but High Tech was able to emerge victorious with an impressive come from behind victories by Justin and Aditya. Aditya defeated his opponent to seal the win with only 1.8 seconds remaining on his clock.

So, for the 11th consecutive year, High Tech had made it into the Shore HS Chess League Championship Match!! High Tech was pitted against St Joseph high school who defeated CBA in a round 2 blitz match after both teams tied in the regular match.

An impressive battle ensued. As the match hit the 2-hour mark, the teams were tied 2 to 2. It was up to Aditya. He was ahead in material but under significant time pressure once again. But once again, Aditya would emerge victorious – with only 18 seconds of time remaining on his clock. Aditya’s win propelled the team to victory!! So, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SHORE HIGH SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!

Several players earned awards for their individual play as well:

Jason Yan earned second place at board 1.

Aditya Baireddy earned first place at board 2.

Abhinav Ramidi earned first place at board 3.

Justin Guo earned first place at board 5.

In the JV Tournament known as The Extras Tournament, Andy Zhang played some amazing chess en route to an undefeated performance. He had 4 wins and 1 draw in the 5 round tournament which propelled him to a 3-way tie for first place in the Extras Tournament. Varun Tupuri finished in 5th place with 4 wins. Arsh Singhal, Manan Saaraswat and Pranav Gaka all had 3 wins to finish in a tie for 7th place.

WAY TO GO High Tech!!!