Christos Apostolopoulos

A Step Ahead Chess is excited to announce Christos as our April 2022 Student of the Month! Aside from ASAC tournament victories, Christos has played in numerous Chicago Chess Foundation tournaments, where he has finished in the top ranking for the 1st grade division. With this, Christos has placed 1st in two tournaments in the Pawns division with 5 wins and no losses each of the two times. He also came in 5th place in another CCF Pawns tournament. At the 2022 Illinois State Tournament, he came in 6th Place in the K-1 division. Christos has also played a role in team top 5 finishes for K-1 division in both CCF and State tournaments. Off the board, Christos won his class spelling bee and is his soccer team’s striker.

Christos family reports that they have he has benefited from being a part of a team and competing against kids of various ages, as he enjoys the community and the friends that he’s made along the way.  

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