- The Fresno Bee
Pictured from left, Blake, Brett, Bryce and Alexa Wong.
Bryan Wong (with his right arm raised) is in the background.
U.S. National Junior Chess Congress
The Coalinga Chess Club won a national championship for the third straight year at a tournament in San Francisco last weekend.20 and Under
- 1-2= Coalinga CC and Fremont
- 3rd Mendota
The Mendota Chess Team, coached by Vaness French, placed third in the same division.
Wong's sons -Blake, 14, Brett, 12, and Bryce, 11- made up the winning 20 and under Coalinga team. In the individual competition, Blake tied for second, Bryce placed fourth and Brett was fifth.
The Coalinga club won the 18 and under national championship at the same tournament the past two years.
"We were very fortunate this time," Ed Wong said. "Our players had to come from behind against stiff competition in the last two rounds."
The Bay Area team also draws players from the San Jose area, Wong said.
"This was a club competition, so we basically were playing all-star teams," he said.
Bryan Wong, 8, another of Wong's sons, tied for 17th in the 8 and under division.
Coalinga also has won 12 Southern California Scholastic State Chess Championships titles in the past six years.
Mendota Team
Members of the Mendota team that finished third in San Francisco in the 20 and under division were Sergio Mayares, 17, and Joel Montalvo and Julian Estrada, both 19.
Mendota placed second in the 18 and under division. Team members were Charles Ledesma and Kevin Romero, both 17, and Lizzy Gonzalez, 18. Ledesma was fifth in the individual competition.
16 and Under
In the 16 and under division, Mendota was fourth. Team members were Jose Caldedrio and Luis Castro, both 16, Gaston Aganza and Anthonio Rojas, both 15, and William Yim, 14. Caldedrio placed highest -- 15th -- in the individual competition.
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