2014 Buffalo Area Interscholastic Chess Playoffs

Date:  Thursday, May 1, 2014
Time:  3:45
Site:  Olmsted HS
(319 Suffolk Street, Buffalo)
1st Place: Home School (3.5 points)
2nd:  Pioneer 'A' (3.5 points)
Note:  Both teams finished with 3.5 points, and tied 20-20 in head-to-head play. 
Home School awarded first place by board points:  126.5-120
3rd:  Pioneer 'B' (3 points)
4th:  Niagara Falls (3 points)
5th:  North Tonawanda (3 points)
6th:  Canisius (2 points)
7th:  Sweet Home (2 points)
8th:  St. Francis 'A' (2 points)
9th:  Nichols School (2 points)
10th:  St. Francis 'B' (2 points)
Round 1
Pioneer 'A' 37, Olmsted 3
Home School 40, Park School 0
Canisius 23, St. Francis 17
Nichols 25, Sweet Home 15
North Tonawanda 30, Niagara Falls 'B'/Cardinal O'Hara 'B' 10
Niagara Falls 34, St. Francis 'B' 6
Pioneer 'B' 40, Cardinal O'Hara 'A' 0
Round 2
St. Francis 'A' 40, Cardinal O'Hara 'A' 0
Pioneer 'A' 23, North Tonawanda 17
Pioneer 'B' 23, Nichols 17
Olmsted 22, Canisius 18
St. Francis 'B' 25, Sweet Home 15
Park School 40, Niagara Falls 'B'/Cardinal O'Hara 'B' 0
Home School 26.5, Niagara Falls 13.5
Round 3
Home School 20, Pioneer 'A' 20
St. Francis 'A' 21, Pioneer 'B' 19
Canisius 30, St. Francis 'B' 10
Niagara Falls 31, Park School 9
Nichols 34, Olmsted 6
Sweet Home 24, Niagara Falls 'B'/Cardinal O'Hara 'B' 16
North Tonawanda 40, Cardinal O'Hara 'A' 0
Round 4
Sweet Home 27, Olmsted 13
Niagara Falls 21, Canisius 19
St. Francis 'B' 28.5, Park School 11.5
Home School 40, Nichols 0
Pioneer 'A' 40, St. Francis 'A' 0
Pioneer 'B' 26, North Tonawanda 14

Top individuals scorers
Brad Schrock (Pioneer 'B' board 2):  36 points, 4-0-0
Russell Wijisiriwarden (Niagara Falls board 1):  35 points, 3-0-1
Isaac Gifford (North Tonawanda board 3):  32 points, 4-0-0
Jason Zhou (Nichols board 1): 30 points, 3-0-0
Ben Rummell (Home School board 1):  30 points, 3-1-0
Ryan Madden (Pioneer 'A' board 1):  30 points, 3-1-0
Max Strittnatter (St. Francis 'B' board 1):  30 points, 3-1-0
Kevin Lyle (Home School board 3):  28 points, 3-0-1
Nate Palmisano (Pioneer 'A' board 4):  28 points, 4-0-0
Quinn Metlak (North Tonawanda board 2:  27 points, 3-1-0
Sam Santora (Home School board 2:  27 points, 3-1-0
Chris Darling (Pioneer 'A' board 2):  27 points, 3-1-0