KingCo has long been one of the more dominant leagues at state, and the same was true in 2022-2023. Of the seven teams with 16.5 or more, six of them were from KingCo. The individual team title ended up going to Lakeside, who beat Interlake A in a blitz playoff for the title.
Standings (Full Crosstable in Link): (KingCo teams in bold)
1st: Lakeside, 18.5
2nd: Interlake A, 18.5
3rd: Eastlake, 18 (TB: 63.5)
4th: Newport A, 18 (TB: 63)
5th: Eastside Prep, 17
Interlake B, 16.5 (TB: 64.5) [trophies at state are only awarded one per school]
6th: Tesla STEM, 16.5 (TB: 62.5)
7th: Garfield A, 16
8th: Jackson, 14.5
9th: Sehome A, 14 (TB: 59.5)
10th: Seattle Prep, 14 (TB: 50)
11th: Mariner, 13.5 (TB: 57)
Newport B, 13.5 (TB: 56.5)
12th: Ferndale, 13.5 (TB: 53)
The only non-league teams that KingCo lost to at State where Lakeside, Garfield A, and Jackson. Very, very, very strong!
The rating report for State Team is here: State Team Rating Report. Notable individual performances include:
4.5/5 (no individual went 5/5 in the Team Event!):
Daniel Shubin, Eastside Prep
Pranav Kurungod Anoop, Interlake
Kenneth Yuodelis, Newport
4/5:
Anthony He, Tesla STEM
Arjun Tiwari, Interlake
Stephanie Velea, Tesla STEM
Aiden Yu, Newport
Joshua Searle, Newport
Also a shout-out to Ruichen Xiao of Interlake who went 5/5 in the All-Comers individual event and Ken Clark, who finished 2nd with 4.5/5!
Looking forward to another strong season next year!
KingCo Chess League 