Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights held its 5th Annual
Middle School Chess Tournament on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
The tournament was open to any middle school student.
The tournament was directed by USCF (United States Chess Federation)
directors Jeff Wiewel and Matthew Wiewel.  This year, all the trophy winners were
7th graders from Thomas MS.

From left to right,  Alexsandar Kartelyan-First Place,
Andrew Kim-Tie for Second Place, and Patrick Faley Tie for Second Place.