"A team of six public school students from PS 130, The Parkside School in Windsor Terrace, pulled off a brainy upset for the ages this month - taking home first place at the 2026 US Chess National Elementary K-6 Championship after toppling some of the nation's most elite schools."
"The pint-sized prodigies traveled to Baltimore earlier this month and outmaneuvered roughly 2,500 students from 35 states at what organizers called one of the largest scholastic chess tournaments in recent memory."
"PS 130 won by a full two points. And one of the best parts is that we're a public school in Brooklyn that beat some of the top private schools in the country."
"Teams accumulated points throughout the competition, with PS 130 finishing with 19.5 points out of a possible 28 - comfortably ahead of the pack. The tournament itself was a marathon of mental warfare: seven grueling rounds played across three days (May 1-3) at Baltimore Convention Center."
Six public school students from PS 130, The Parkside School in Windsor Terrace, won first place at the 2026 US Chess National Elementary K-6 Championship. The team traveled to Baltimore and competed against about 2,500 students from 35 states. The students, all fourth- and fifth-graders aged 10 to 11, won the K-5 Championship section title, the highest elementary school honor at the national level. PS 130 finished with 19.5 points out of 28, winning by two points. The team also previously won first place at the New York State Scholastic Championships in March, showing that practice, discipline, and dedication led to national success.
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