2026 Buffalo Interscholastic Chess Playoffs


Date:  Thursday, May 28, 2026
Time: 4:00
Site: West Seneca East HS

Champion:  St. Joseph's 'B' (3-0, 87 board points)
2nd place:  Niagara Falls (2-1, 90 board points)
3rd place:  St. Joseph's 'A' (2-1, 89 board points)
4th place:  Clarence (2-1, 65 board points)
5th place:  St. Mary's (1-2, 61 board points)
Round 1
Clarence 23, St. Joseph's 'A' 17
Niagara Falls 33, Buffalo Academy of Science 7
Cardinal O'Hara 21, St. Mary's 19
St. Joseph's 'B' 40, Blended team 0

 Round 2
St. Joseph's 'B' 26, Cardinal O'Hara 14
Clarence 23, Niagara Falls 17
St. Mary's 34, Buffalo Academy of Science 6
St. Joseph's 'A' 40, Blended team 0
Round 1
St. Joseph's 'B' 21, Clarence 19
St. Joseph's 'A' 32, St. Mary's 8
Niagara Falls 40, Cardinal O'Hara 0
Buffalo Academy of Science 24, Blended team 16
 		Top Scorers
Kevin Zou, Clarence board one (3-0, 30 points)
Joel Quinones, Niagara Falls board two (3-0, 27 points)
Luke Nowak, St. Mary's board two/three (3-0, 26 points)
Jack Maloney, St. Joseph's 'B' board four (3-0, 21 points)