Here's D'Andrea in ceramics class after another student put a clay-encrusted hand on the back of his head.I.S. 318 Top Rated Players
Jan 21, 2010
1. Justus Williams 2095
2. Alexis Paredes 2049
3. Jehron Bryant 2014
4. James Black 1924
5. Nigel Bryant 1914
6. Isaac Barayev 1889
7. Azeez Alade 1881
8. Shawn Swindell 1848
9. Pobo Efekoro 1834
10. Miguel Garcia 1816
11. Danny Feng 1781
12. Rawn Prowell 1771
13. David Kim 1750
14. Myles Foster 1746
15. James Ovando 1701
16. Joel Ogunremi 1692
17. Randy Rivera 1688
18. Rashawn Williams 1685
19. Mr. Galvin 1653
20. John Paul Garcia 1594
21. Sebastian Dabrowski 1583
22. Jakob Kobajlo 1547
23. Aleem Awan 1544
24. D’Andrea Dey 1511
25. Brittanie Uddin 1497
26. Lukasz Fron 1468
27. Jermaine Cooper 1465
28. Kenneth Martin 1417
29. Talitha Santana 1391
30. Rhoda Lynch 1377
31. Matthew Kluska 1365
32. Vaughn Soso 1346
33. Karol Wadolowski 1313
34. Jayvann Cox 1312
35. Sekou Prowell 1280
36. Lisa Laundry 1277
37. Joel de la Cruz 1265
38. Mariah McGreen 1256
39. Emmanuel Ogunremi 1243
40. Richard Wu 1241
41. Lequasiah Lawrence 1241
42. Giovanni Quinones 1233
43. Mr. Murnieks 1223
44. Alex Cueva 1222
45. Mitasha Palha 1214
46. Kevin Dominguez 1209
47. Ameer Williams 1214
48. Kamil Chmielewski 1198
49. Alex Bradford 1130
50. Anthony Ovando 1126
51. Henry Cali 1118
52. Keith Leary 1087
53. Rashawn Baldwin 1073
54. Anita Maksimiuk 1070
55. Chris Caraballo 1052
56. Ronavia McMillian 1050
57. Maya McGreen 1029
58. Qi Yuan Huang 987
59. Usman Hussain 986
60. Otto Schatz 977
61. Brian Flores 939
62. Christian Marte 914
63. Cedric Brown 901
64. Hector Martinez 888
65. Warren Zhang 877
66. Myles Baron 865
67. Manuela Ortiz 879
68. Jessy Ramirez 854
69. Matthew Jacome 772
70. Xonatia Lee 765
71. Aru Banks 738
72. Jorge Quiroz 659
73. Patrick Johnston 656
74. Avery Jonas 636
75. Edgar Zanabria 593
76. Charley Wu 577
77. Michael Osseniov 486
78. Jonathan Rai 482
79. Brian Chen 380
80. Angelo Manatu 329
81. Zanea Seymour 288
82. Szymon Krasnicki 285
83. Anwar Mapp 265
84. Austin Tang 224
85. Brian Aguirre 101
86. Jakub Jurski 101
Jan 21, 2010
1. Justus Williams 2095
2. Alexis Paredes 2049
3. Jehron Bryant 2014
4. James Black 1924
5. Nigel Bryant 1914
6. Isaac Barayev 1889
7. Azeez Alade 1881
8. Shawn Swindell 1848
9. Pobo Efekoro 1834
10. Miguel Garcia 1816
11. Danny Feng 1781
12. Rawn Prowell 1771
13. David Kim 1750
14. Myles Foster 1746
15. James Ovando 1701
16. Joel Ogunremi 1692
17. Randy Rivera 1688
18. Rashawn Williams 1685
19. Mr. Galvin 1653
20. John Paul Garcia 1594
21. Sebastian Dabrowski 1583
22. Jakob Kobajlo 1547
23. Aleem Awan 1544
24. D’Andrea Dey 1511
25. Brittanie Uddin 1497
26. Lukasz Fron 1468
27. Jermaine Cooper 1465
28. Kenneth Martin 1417
29. Talitha Santana 1391
30. Rhoda Lynch 1377
31. Matthew Kluska 1365
32. Vaughn Soso 1346
33. Karol Wadolowski 1313
34. Jayvann Cox 1312
35. Sekou Prowell 1280
36. Lisa Laundry 1277
37. Joel de la Cruz 1265
38. Mariah McGreen 1256
39. Emmanuel Ogunremi 1243
40. Richard Wu 1241
41. Lequasiah Lawrence 1241
42. Giovanni Quinones 1233
43. Mr. Murnieks 1223
44. Alex Cueva 1222
45. Mitasha Palha 1214
46. Kevin Dominguez 1209
47. Ameer Williams 1214
48. Kamil Chmielewski 1198
49. Alex Bradford 1130
50. Anthony Ovando 1126
51. Henry Cali 1118
52. Keith Leary 1087
53. Rashawn Baldwin 1073
54. Anita Maksimiuk 1070
55. Chris Caraballo 1052
56. Ronavia McMillian 1050
57. Maya McGreen 1029
58. Qi Yuan Huang 987
59. Usman Hussain 986
60. Otto Schatz 977
61. Brian Flores 939
62. Christian Marte 914
63. Cedric Brown 901
64. Hector Martinez 888
65. Warren Zhang 877
66. Myles Baron 865
67. Manuela Ortiz 879
68. Jessy Ramirez 854
69. Matthew Jacome 772
70. Xonatia Lee 765
71. Aru Banks 738
72. Jorge Quiroz 659
73. Patrick Johnston 656
74. Avery Jonas 636
75. Edgar Zanabria 593
76. Charley Wu 577
77. Michael Osseniov 486
78. Jonathan Rai 482
79. Brian Chen 380
80. Angelo Manatu 329
81. Zanea Seymour 288
82. Szymon Krasnicki 285
83. Anwar Mapp 265
84. Austin Tang 224
85. Brian Aguirre 101
86. Jakub Jurski 101
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteJust curious, how many of your previous students (either in high school or left 318) are still playing, and what are their ratings? Do they still get an opportunity for coaching in their high schools?
Thanks!
-Marc-
How are you getting such good results? Any books or techniques particularly useful? And if your students study on the computer a lot (say, reading Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual in CB format) does this have any negative effects on their OTB play? In any case, that's an impressive list!
ReplyDeletethanks!
ReplyDeleteMarc, some still play, but I don't know how to count how many. The truth is, very few people play chess anyway. In New York, how many active tournament players are there? 100? 200? not more than that....
Chess in the schools has an alumni program, so some join that. My top students who are still involved in chess: Rochelle Ballantyne, Darrian Robinson, Oscar Santana, Angel Lopez, Shawn Martinez ...
How do I get good result? Mostly lots of time... most of the kids play some chess every day. I really think the sheer number of hours is key. Also, I try to work hard. And Coakley's books are great.
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered whether you or your school have actually seen the positive impact of chess on students' academic performance? How would you describe the non-chess impact of your work?
Quite impressive!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth,
ReplyDeleteIt would be neat to see you dance with GM Lenderman. I can not get enough of his dances, they rock!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5zfYHkx_JU&NR=1
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteAt least five students still involved and loving the game is fantastic. If NYC has a max of 200 active players, that's 2.5% just from 318.
Best,
-Marc-