On Tuesdays during lunch, you might wander down the hallway of the Clay Center and come upon the Middlesex Chess Club. Heads down in tournament-style play, a dozen students challenge each other for the title of Club Master. The top players at Middlesex as of December 1, according to the Elo rating system, are:
1. Nick Kender ’16 (Chelmsford, MA) – 1696 points
2. Wit Sereeyothin ’16 (Thailand) – 1667 points
3. Reid Parisi ’17 (Lincoln, MA) – 1658 points
4. Tie: Eric Gourdon ’16 (Greenwich, CT) & Khoa Phan ’16 (Vietnam) – 1636 points
photo by Webster McN via Creative Commons