VJA Chess

A tremendous thank you to the seniors of VJAChess! Your dedication, commitment and love of the game has left its mark! May the lessons you learned over the board serve you well in your next adventures. Thank you seniors!!

Huge shout out to juniors Luke Witous and Zak Hussein for earning medals for their performance at the IHSA State tournament! FANTASTIC JOB!!

VJAChess battled valiantly through an epic IHSA Chess State Tournament to a 4-3 finish, earning 46th/128 teams in the state! Respect to these amazing TBolts!!

So incredibly proud of our Chess Team! ♟️ After two intense, hard-fought days of competition at the State Championship, they secured 46th place in the entire state! These students showed incredible focus, resilience, and sportsmanship. Huge congratulations to the players for all their hard work—it definitely paid off! #Boltup

State Bound & Spirit Strong! 📣 Yesterday, the energy was electric as we held a community send-off parade for our incredible Chess Team! ♟️🏆 Our students officially hit the road today, carrying all that hometown support with them as they head to the State Competition. They’ve put in the hours, studied the strategies, and now it’s time to make their moves! The Road to State: • Yesterday: A massive “Good Luck” parade with the whole community. • Today: Travel day to the tournament. • Tomorrow: The competition officially begins! 🕒 We are so incredibly proud of the hard work and focus this team has shown all season. Let’s show them some love in the comments as they represent us on the big stage!

Andrew, Sandburg and Stagg chess teams on a D230 family bus trip down to @IHSAChess @IHSAState !! LETS GO TBOLTS, EAGLES AND CHARGERS!!

VJAChess is headed to state!!

Our team played their hearts out and officially secured a spot at the State Championship! Watching these players calculate under pressure and dominate the board has been incredible. Huge shoutout to the squad for the hours of practice and focus. Next stop: State! #Boltup

We are thrilled to be hosting the IHSA Sectional Chess Tournament right here at Andrew High School today! Our TBolts have been practicing their openings and perfecting their endgames—now it’s time to execute. Join us in wishing our team the best of luck as they compete for a spot at State! Let’s go, Bolts! #Boltup ⚡️🏆

Congratulations to Aaron Demarco (3rd) and Hunter J Boyle (7th) for their individual medal performances during the SWSC season!! Fantastic work!!

VJAChess takes down LWWest 68-0 in the SWSC grand finale! Let’s go T-Bolts!!

VJAChess put in the work Saturday among the best teams in the state at Naperville Central, going 2-2 for the day! Congrats to Meadow Nussbaum for earning the UNDEFEATED medal for her performance on Board 8!

VJAChess comes out on top of a post-Thanksgiving family fight with our chess family at Stagg 45-23!! LETS GO TBOLTS!!

Good luck to our Chess team as they compete at Glenbard South today! #Boltup

VJAChess had a gritty performance over the board today at the Glenbard Classic going 3-1 for the day and ending in 4th place! Medal performances by Nhan Nguyen (B4) and Meadow Nussbaum (B8) LETS GO TBOLTS!!

A huge team effort from VJAChess earns a victory over an up and coming Lockport team! LETS GO TBOLTS!!

VJAChess bring home some gear for 4th place at Argo today! Jack Radtke and Chance Swick earn medals for the day! LETS GO TBOLTS!!

Congrats to our players in the individual open at Argo today earning 2nd place as a team! Luke Repking wins 3rd place individual!!

SWSC Week 2: VJAChess with a clean 🧹 of Lincoln-Way Central! LET GO TBOLTS!!