The Federal Way Chess Club recently recognized students from eight elementary schools who participated in the club’s chess tournament.

The Nautilus K-8 PTSA covered the costs for the tournament, including all the trophies to make this event possible. Twenty-two kids participated from Nautilus, Olympic View, Green Gables, Sunnycrest, Valhalla, Mirror Lake, Silver lake and Star Lake elementary schools.

The top scorers in each grade include:

• Sixth grade: Yacine Bennour, first place.

• Fifth grade: Hailey Lawless, first place; Joey Wojciechowski, second; and Dmitry Kolyada and Brady Payne tied for third.

• Fourth grade: Caleb Hyun, first; Ankit Gowda, second; and Esther Johnson, third.

• Third grade: Tanner Northcutt, first; Ikram Bennour, second; and Spender Northcutt, third.

• Second grade: Vaugn Schweikl, first.

• First grade: Andrew Hyun, first.

The top schools in the chess tournament include Nautilus, Green Gables and Valhalla.

For more information about the Federal Way Chess Club, visit http://fwchessclub.wordpress.com.