Kentucky Chess Association
2025-26 Kentucky Scholastic Circuit · Final standings.
The All-Kentucky Teams are selected from the final KY Scholastic Circuit Ranking: the top 5 KY Scholastic Circuit scores in each group, by 2025-26 grade. Junior Varsity takes the best 9th and 10th graders not already on the High School team. Scores are from the KY Scholastic Circuit Ranking.
High School
grades 9-12
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Ping Liu · Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 10 | 2179 |
| 2 | Muthu Avaneesh Prem · Ballard High School | 9 | 2041 |
| 3 | Samraj S Nayak · duPont Manual High School | 9 | 1841 |
| 4 | Nicholas Gabbard · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 9 | 1640 |
| 5 | Katie Yuan · Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 9 | 1635 |
Junior Varsity
grades 9-10, not on the High School team
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Andrew Edmondson · Bullitt Central High School | 9 | 1543 |
| 2 | Aryan Rana · Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 9 | 1492 |
| 3 | Leo Thomas Kusch · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 9 | 1234 |
| 4 | Judah Daniel Frazier · CEC | 10 | 1201 |
| 5 | Kix Bruce · Bullitt East High School | 9 | 1116 |
Middle School
grades 6-8
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Abraham · Crosby Cougars | 7 | 1832 |
| 2 | Alex Beattie | 8 | 1542 |
| 3 | Nicky Joseph Ahn · Anchorage Independent Public School | 8 | 1509 |
| 4 | Prathyun Dhanapalraj · Meyzeek Middle School | 8 | 1500 |
| 5 | Rowan Paulin · J. Graham Brown School | 6 | 1435 |
Elementary School
grades K-5
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samir P Salem · Kentucky Country Day School | 2 | 1588 |
| 2 | Atharv Sisodia · Stopher Elementary School | 2 | 1410 |
| 3 | Hamilton Tannheimer · Sacred Heart Model School | 4 | 1362 |
| 4 | Krithick Charan Prem · Dunn Elementary School | 3 | 1310 |
| 5 | Charlie Zou · Norton Commons Elementary | 3 | 1287 |
Girls
all grades
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Yuan · Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 9 | 1635 |
| 2 | Beatrice Gabbard · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 6 | 1265 |
| 3 | Daniela Lopez Tenorio · Norton Commons Elementary | 4 | 1133 |
| 4 | Shae Alexandria Wilson · North Bullitt High School | 10 | 1085 |
| 5 | Aashritha Papineni Grade ≤5? | ≤5 | 971 |
KY Scholastic Circuit Honor Rolls
Players who have reached a KY Scholastic Circuit Honors score in their section so far; any number of players can earn each honor. All-Kentucky Elementary spans K-5, so K-1 and 2-3 players earn Honorable Mention at the 4-5 score. Players on an All-Kentucky Team aren't listed again for that team's Honorable Mention, but may be for another's (e.g. a Girls team member who is a Middle School Honorable Mention).
9-12
All-Kentucky High School Honorable Mention 1250+ (top 10%) · Honor Roll 800+ (top 30%)
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Kentucky High School Honorable Mention (5) | |||
| 1 | Azamjan Tashtanov · Atherton High School | 12 | 1611 |
| 2 | Connor Andrew Edmondson · Bullitt Central High School | 9 | 1543 |
| 3 | Aryan Rana · Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 9 | 1492 |
| 4 | Skyler Chase Bohannon · North Bullitt High School | 12 | 1357 |
| 5 | Lynoxx Ray Smith · Valley High School | 12 | 1253 |
| Honor Roll (20) | |||
| 1 | Leo Thomas Kusch · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 9 | 1234 |
| 2 | Judah Daniel Frazier · CEC | 10 | 1201 |
| 3 | Turkol Alisher Yusufiy | 10-12 | 1192 |
| 4 | Reed Tappmeyer · CEC | 11 | 1155 |
| 5 | Ayden Hancock · DeSales High School | 12 | 1151 |
| 6 | Kix Bruce · Bullitt East High School | 9 | 1116 |
| 7 | Santiago Lopez Sanchez · Ballard High School | 10 | 1109 |
| 8 | Michael Nelson · Paducah Tilghman High School | 9-12 | 1090 |
| 9 | Shae Alexandria Wilson · North Bullitt High School | 10 | 1085 |
| 10 | Levi Keck · CEC | 11 | 1072 |
| 11 | Samuel Hennig · Valley High School | 12 | 1051 |
| 12 | Chandler Wilson · North Bullitt High School | 9 | 985 |
| 13 | Thomas Gabbard · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 10 | 966 |
| 14 | Trent Hammond · DeSales High School | 10 | 937 |
| 15 | Silas Payton · Valley High School | 11 | 886 |
| 16 | Aidan Beckett · Valley High School | 12 | 874 |
| 17 | Wells Melton · Bullitt East High School | 9 | 861 |
| 18 | Abraham Kusch · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 11 | 859 |
| 19 | Chayton Lee Gorostiza · Ballard Memorial High School | 9-12 | 844 |
| 20 | Brigham J Cosgriff · Rowan County Senior High School | 9-12 | 826 |
6-8
All-Kentucky Middle School Honorable Mention 1250+ (top 10%) · Honor Roll 650+ (top 30%)
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Kentucky Middle School Honorable Mention (5) | |||
| 1 | Asher Reese Raymond · Hebron Middle School | 8 | 1312 |
| 2 | Schaeffer Allen Majors · CEC | 7 | 1298 |
| 3 | Jude Wells · Sacred Heart Model School | 6 | 1284 |
| 4 | Beatrice Gabbard · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 6 | 1265 |
| 5 | Donovan A. Gee · W.E.B. DuBois Academy | 7 | 1253 |
| Honor Roll (14) | |||
| 1 | Garrison Chandler · Hebron Middle School | 8 | 1213 |
| 2 | Simon Elliott · Noe Middle School | 7 | 1205 |
| 3 | Jesse Gabriel Kusch · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 6 | 1199 |
| 4 | Jason Feaster · Meyzeek Middle School | 8 | 1109 |
| 5 | Narain Raj | 7 | 1048 |
| 6 | Kabir Krishnani · Anchorage Independent Public School | 6 | 955 |
| 7 | Ansh Kolla · Echo Trail Middle School | 6 | 914 |
| 8 | Anamta Aqil · Meyzeek Middle School | 8 | 888 |
| 9 | Sharvil Nitin Sawant | 6 | 878 |
| 10 | Landon Michael Heberle · Mt. Washington Middle School | 7 | 835 |
| 11 | Michael Christopher O'Connor · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 6 | 760 |
| 12 | Aarin Khan · Meyzeek Middle School | 8 | 749 |
| 13 | Gautamm Mandadi · Echo Trail Middle School | 6 | 697 |
| 14 | Ahaan Agarwal | 6 | 682 |
4-5
All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention 950+ (top 10%) · Honor Roll 550+ (top 30%)
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention (8) | |||
| 1 | Titus William Bosse | 5 | 1191 |
| 2 | Daniela Lopez Tenorio · Norton Commons Elementary | 4 | 1133 |
| 3 | Vihaan Palki | 5 | 1008 |
| 4 | James Gabbard · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 5 | 992 |
| 5 | Aayansh Gupta · Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary | 5 | 982 |
| 6 | Jakai Davis · Roby Elementary School | 5 | 979 |
| 7 | Kavy Chabhadiya · Norton Commons Elementary | 5 | 978 |
| 8 | Paul Kusch · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 4 | 960 |
| Honor Roll (14) | |||
| 1 | Rishik Nandavanam · Norton Commons Elementary | 4 | 895 |
| 2 | Noah Perugini · Crossroads Elementary School | 4 | 851 |
| 3 | Silas Clayton Matherly · Eminence Independent | 5 | 820 |
| 4 | Gabriel Ahlf · Maryville Elementary School | 5 | 802 |
| 5 | Seyash Mittapalli · Stopher Elementary School | 4 | 765 |
| 6 | Lincoln Maddox Heberle · Crossroads Elementary School | 4 | 729 |
| 7 | Tohan Vinay Kumar · Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary | 5 | 716 |
| 8 | Nicholas Martin O'Connor · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 4 | 712 |
| 9 | Corbin Morrison · Roby Elementary School | 5 | 681 |
| 10 | Vihaan Vivek Sonukale | 5 | 674 |
| 11 | Grace Gustafson · PB&J Homeschool Co-op | 4 | 625 |
| 12 | Alim Sharipov · Norton Commons Elementary | 4 | 620 |
| 13 | Mahith Nagothu · Stopher Elementary School | 5 | 605 |
| 14 | Peyton Loefer · Crossroads Elementary School | 5 | 561 |
2-3
All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention 950+ (K-5 score) · Honor Roll 275+ (top 50%)
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention (4) | |||
| 1 | Aavyan Santhosh · Lowe Elementary School | 2 | 1093 |
| 2 | Joel George Abraham · Lowe Elementary School | 3 | 1075 |
| 3 | Eason Cheng · Stopher Elementary School | 3 | 1033 |
| 4 | Vedanth Nair · Stopher Elementary School | 3 | 1022 |
| Honor Roll (35) | |||
| 1 | Bodhi Green · Rosa Parks Elementary | 2 | 807 |
| 2 | Ahaan Gupta · Stopher Elementary School | 3 | 754 |
| 3 | Krishiv Vivek Sonukale | 3 | 701 |
| 4 | Ark Singh · Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary | 3 | 691 |
| 5 | Siwan Im · Walden School Corporation | 3 | 685 |
| 6 | Elijah B Moore · Montessori School of Louisville | 2 | 685 |
| 7 | Olivia Jones · Lowe Elementary School | 2 | 673 |
| 8 | Kaine McHenry · Crossroads Elementary School | 3 | 664 |
| 9 | Seth Hacker · Crossroads Elementary School | 3 | 650 |
| 10 | Hendrix Medley · Crossroads Elementary School | 3 | 647 |
| 11 | Hayeon Jung · Norton Commons Elementary | 3 | 637 |
| 12 | Mantr Sheth | 3 | 544 |
| 13 | Sahaj Nayak · Stopher Elementary School | 3 | 544 |
| 14 | Devesh Jangam · Stopher Elementary School | 2 | 531 |
| 15 | Siha Im · Walden School Corporation | 2 | 511 |
| 16 | Emeric Krupiczewicz · Sacred Heart Model School | 2 | 503 |
| 17 | Yuvanthika Dhanapalraj · Chenoweth Elementary School | 2 | 497 |
| 18 | Adwaith Jishnu · Stopher Elementary School | 2 | 495 |
| 19 | Harold Wang · Stopher Elementary School | 3 | 494 |
| 20 | Logan James Francke · Pope Leo XIII Homeschool | 3 | 486 |
| 21 | Charles Bullock | 3 | 430 |
| 22 | Reid Morrison | 2 | 406 |
| 23 | Michael Barrett Hoben · Crossroads Elementary School | 2 | 390 |
| 24 | Avantika Agrawal · Stopher Elementary School | 3 | 365 |
| 25 | Kobe Ray Sutton · Roby Elementary School | 3 | 355 |
| 26 | Jonathan Cooper Kelly | 3 | 347 |
| 27 | Alexander Lane Craig · Roby Elementary School | 3 | 329 |
| 28 | Lincoln James Straughn · Mt. Washington Elementary School | 2 | 314 |
| 29 | Aurora Lynn Cassity · Crossroads Elementary School | 2 | 305 |
| 30 | Rajasvi Deo · Montessori School of Louisville | 3 | 299 |
| 31 | Emmanuel Perez · Sacred Heart Model School | 3 | 299 |
| 32 | Alan Rustamov · Norton Commons Elementary | 3 | 293 |
| 33 | Greyson Edward Atherton · Roby Elementary School | 3 | 291 |
| 34 | Cruse Fulghum · Crossroads Elementary School | 3 | 284 |
| 35 | Benjamin Kendrick · Friends School | 3 | 275 |
K-1
All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention 950+ (K-5 score) · Honor Roll 175+ (top 50%)
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention (0) | |||
| No players yet. | |||
| Honor Roll (20) | |||
| 1 | Karla Lopez Tenorio · Norton Commons Elementary | K | 862 |
| 2 | Bindi Green | 1 | 858 |
| 3 | Grant Wells · Sacred Heart Model School | 1 | 697 |
| 4 | Isabel Elza Abraham · Lowe Elementary School | 1 | 654 |
| 5 | Aaron Zheng | ≤1 | 531 |
| 6 | Hudson Wang · Stopher Elementary School | K | 444 |
| 7 | Karsen Taylor · Maryville Elementary School | 1 | 400 |
| 8 | Vincent Yang | ≤1 | 369 |
| 9 | Lucas Mora · Dunn Elementary School | 1 | 369 |
| 10 | Charles Meyers | ≤1 | 340 |
| 11 | Greenlee Funk | ≤1 | 337 |
| 12 | Sophia Jo Stickling · Crossroads Elementary School | 1 | 329 |
| 13 | Alexander Wulfric Wisnieski | ≤1 | 277 |
| 14 | Oakley Watts | ≤1 | 261 |
| 15 | Jakob B Moore · Montessori School of Louisville | K | 214 |
| 16 | Jack Kusak · Sacred Heart Model School | 1 | 212 |
| 17 | Renee J Kusch | ≤1 | 205 |
| 18 | Oslo Logsdon · Norton Commons Elementary | K | 192 |
| 19 | Matthew Judge | ≤1 | 188 |
| 20 | Delilah Whitworth · Roby Elementary School | 1 | 175 |
Grade not fully known
Earned the honor in every section
they could be in; let us know their grade.
| # | Player | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy James Jones Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 | ? | 1164 |
| 2 | Aashritha Papineni All-Kentucky Elementary School Honorable Mention · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 971 |
| 3 | Austin Moore Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 | ? | 931 |
| 4 | Neil Rakesh Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 895 |
| 5 | Edward Luigi Sama · Rosa Parks Elementary Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 799 |
| 6 | Ishan Reddy Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8 | ≤8 | 766 |
| 7 | Rihito Misumida · Rosa Parks Elementary Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 759 |
| 8 | Thomas Jefferson Nida · Rosa Parks Elementary Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 726 |
| 9 | Saveet Lamichhane · Ashland Elementary Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 696 |
| 10 | Oliver Morales-Volp · Murray Middle School Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8 | ≤8 | 659 |
| 11 | Sam Koverdan · Lone Oak Intermediate School Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 615 |
| 12 | Charvitha Muchakayala · Ashland Elementary Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 | ≤5 | 595 |
| 13 | Colton Schuler · Christ the King Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3 | ≤3 | 505 |
| 14 | Finnegan Jack Rembold · Montessori School of Louisville Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3 | ≤3 | 463 |
| 15 | Wesley Allison Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3 | ≤3 | 379 |
| 16 | Avery Allison Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3 | ≤3 | 328 |
| 17 | Ava Hamilton · Christ the King Honor Roll · could be in K-1, 2-3 | ≤3 | 306 |