Bishop to Queen 4

Linton Hall School’s Kenneth Sanderson (left) makes a move in a game with Ritika Bawa of St. John the Evangelist School.

St. Rita School in Alexandria hosted 53 students at the Catholic schools chess tournament April 26. Competing in three age groups, the students represented 13 diocesan elementary schools.

Bella Molino, 8, from Holy Spirit School in Annandale, moves her king out of “check.”

St. Rita School in Alexandria hosted 53 students at the Catholic schools chess tournament April 26. Competing in three age groups, the students represented 13 diocesan elementary schools.

Mary Pat Schlickenmaier (left), principal of St. Rita School in Alexandria, poses with her school’s winning team, including (from left): Liam Hart, 7; Anabelle Sequar, 7; Paul Bremberg, 10; Isabella Sequar, 9; and Seamus Greiner, 8.

Showing their first place trophies for the 9- and 10-year-old division are members of the chess team from Linton Hall School in Bristow, including (from left): Madison Michealangelo, Kenneth Sanderson, Maxwell Apesa and Ashton Howard.

Seamus Greiner,8, of St. Rita School in Alexandria makes a move.

Patrick Hart, 13, of St. Rita School in Alexandria displays his trophy.

The members of the St. Rita team were Zoë Flynn, 7, Liam Hart, 7, Annabelle Sequar, 7, Alex Turcios, 7, Seamus Greiner, 8, Charlotte Hart, 8, Isabella Sequar, 9, Austin Hart, 10, Paul Bremberg, 10, Antonio Iijima, 10, Patrick Hart, 13 and Leo Iijima, 13.