Grand Prix Winners 2016-17
| High School: | Ziabkin,Ivan |
| Middle School: | Schwartz,Jared |
| Fifth Grade: | Promisel,Joshua |
| Fourth Grade | George,Christopher |
| Third Grade: | Krishna,Rohan |
| Second Grade: | Doyle,Charles |
| K-1: | Dean,Colin |
| Kindergarten: | Wu,Stanley |
NSCF Scholastic Grand Prix
The NSCF Grand Prix competition encourages perseverance and the pursuit of excellence in chess by offering special awards to those players who play frequently and well in NSCF tournaments. The competition is structured by grade categories, with point assignments based on the strength of the sections a player has competed in, and the scores achieved in those sections.
See What do I need to know about the Grand Prix, accessible from the Tournaments FAQ.
2016-2017 Grand Prix Winners
The final standings below are based on 17 events through May 20,2017.
Note: Only those players who competed in six or more events
by the end of the 2016-17 NSCF tournament season
were eligible for one of the awards shown below.
| High School | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | Ziabkin,Ivan | 9 | 7127 | 9 | High School Champion |
| 2 | Feldman,Andrew | 10 | 7056 | 6 | 2nd Place High School |
| 3 | Chun,Miles | 9 | 5738 | 7 | |
| Middle School | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | Schwartz,Jared | 6 | 17286 | 14 | MIddle School Champion |
| 2 | Mlynar,Aurelius | 6 | 17035 | 12 | 2nd Place Middle School |
| 3 | Kelly-Yuoh,Ozzie | 6 | 12632 | 16 | 3rd Place Middle School |
| 4 | Brey,Matthew | 6 | 7367 | 16 | 4th Place Middle School |
| 5 | Aybar,Benjamin | 8 | 5449 | 8 | 5th Place Middle School |
| 6 | Golimbu,Calvin | 8 | 4784 | 9 | |
| 7 | Oktay,Kenan | 8 | 4657 | 10 | |
| 8 | Rekhi,Sanah | 7 | 4030 | 6 | |
| 9 | Katz,Matan | 6 | 3982 | 6 | |
| 10 | Feldman,Joshua | 7 | 2549 | 7 | |
| 11 | Acampora,Max | 7 | 1795 | 8 | |
| 12 | Freed,Kieran | 7 | 1421 | 10 | |
| 13 | Sharma,Advith | 6 | 1099 | 7 | |
| 14 | Gross,Benjamin | 6 | 748 | 6 | |
| Fifth Grade | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | Promisel,Joshua | 5 | 4963 | 9 | Fifth Grade Champion |
| 2 | Yang,Cayden | 5 | 4396 | 9 | 2nd Place Fifth Grade |
| 3 | Liu,Tim | 5 | 2503 | 6 | 3rd Place Fifth Grade |
| 4 | Lui,Leo | 5 | 2479 | 6 | 4th Place Fifth Grade |
| 5 | Chen,Darren | 5 | 2201 | 6 | 5th Place Fifth Grade |
| 6 | Linnett,David | 5 | 1872 | 6 | |
| 7 | Gao,Olivia | 5 | 1759 | 7 | |
| 8 | Jimenez,Luis | 5 | 1446 | 6 | |
| 9 | Perez,Ronny | 5 | 977 | 6 | |
| 10 | Dai,Jeffrey | 5 | 941 | 7 | |
| 11 | Wang,Duke | 5 | 673 | 6 | |
| Fourth Grade | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | George,Christopher | 4 | 5751 | 13 | Fourth Grade Champion |
| 2 | Schiwek,Thomas | 4 | 5252 | 14 | 2nd Place Fourth Grade |
| 3 | Gerardi,Jackson | 4 | 4253 | 12 | 3rd Place Fourth Grade |
| 4 | Ren,Linyue | 4 | 2943 | 12 | 4th Place Fourth Grade |
| 5 | Sanders,Joshua | 4 | 2646 | 13 | 5th Place Fourth Grade |
| 6 | Surguladze,Sophie | 4 | 2471 | 11 | |
| 7 | Li,Sophie | 4 | 1680 | 8 | |
| 8 | Wilson,Liberty | 4 | 1415 | 8 | |
| 9 | Barnett,Benjamin | 4 | 1393 | 6 | |
| 10 | Obia,Mich | 4 | 1119 | 7 | |
| 11 | Beit,Natalie | 4 | 954 | 7 | |
| 12 | Obia,Menya | 4 | 836 | 7 | |
| Third Grade | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | Krishna,Rohan | 3 | 8305 | 14 | Third Grade Champion |
| 2 | Evans,Serena | 3 | 4914 | 12 | 2nd Place Third Grade |
| 3 | Heelan,Xiao Xiao | 3 | 4684 | 7 | 3rd Place Third Grade |
| 4 | Mlynar,Seraphina | 3 | 4566 | 13 | 4th Place Third Grade |
| 5 | Behringer,Neel | 3 | 2093 | 6 | 5th Place Third Grade |
| 6 | Brey,Juliette | 3 | 1979 | 14 | |
| 7 | Frankenberger,Xavier | 3 | 1968 | 9 | |
| 8 | Normoyle,Kieran | 3 | 1879 | 6 | |
| 9 | Sanders,Benjamin | 3 | 1627 | 10 | |
| 10 | Balcetis,Jonas | 3 | 1345 | 9 | |
| 11 | Brass,Clemens | 3 | 1232 | 7 | |
| 12 | Wilson,Olive | 3 | 1223 | 8 | |
| 13 | Ding,James | 3 | 1048 | 6 | |
| 14 | Dean,Caitlin | 3 | 958 | 10 | |
| 15 | Dahnke,Connor | 3 | 913 | 7 | |
| 16 | Handfield,Griffin | 3 | 856 | 6 | |
| Second Grade | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | Doyle,Charles | 2 | 4773 | 6 | Second Grade Champion |
| 2 | Servedio,Oliver | 2 | 1913 | 7 | 2nd Place Second Grade |
| 3 | Chang,Alexander | 2 | 1718 | 8 | 3rd Place Second Grade |
| 4 | Chen,Keith | 2 | 1671 | 7 | 4th Place Second Grade |
| 5 | Aybar,Alexander | 2 | 1273 | 7 | 5th Place Second Grade |
| 6 | Li,Eric | 2 | 1208 | 9 | |
| 7 | Tran,Ethan | 2 | 992 | 6 | |
| 8 | Chen,Scarlett | 2 | 988 | 6 | |
| 9 | Toce,Daniel | 2 | 738 | 6 | |
| 10 | Khan,Rami | 2 | 619 | 6 | |
| 11 | Choi,Alexis | 2 | 414 | 6 | |
| K-I | |||||
| Place | Name | Grade | Score | #Events | Award |
| 1 | Dean,Colin | 1 | 4716 | 13 | First Grade Champion |
| 2 | Surguladze,Luka | 1 | 3057 | 16 | 2nd Place First Grade |
| 3 | Wu,Tony | 1 | 1394 | 7 | 3rd Place First Grade |
| 4 | Wang,Alan | 1 | 1101 | 8 | 4th Place First Grade |
| 5 | Kvirikadze,Becka | 1 | 794 | 6 | 5th Place First Grade |
| 6 | Wilson,Maat | 1 | 733 | 7 | |
| 7 | Wilson,Reef | 1 | 707 | 7 | |
| 8 | Liu,Kevin | 1 | 591 | 6 | |
| 8 | Wu,Stanley | K | 591 | 6 | Kindergarten Champion |
| 10 | Brass,Felix | 1 | 507 | 6 | |
| 11 | Schiwek,Anja | 1 | 364 | 6 |