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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 04/12/2005

NRCCUA Sponsored National High School Chess Champion

(Lee’s Summit, MO)— Thomas G. Gossell, of Lee’s Summit, MO, recently tied for first place in the 2005 National High School Chess Championship held in Nashville, TN. Thomas, a junior in high school, was one of nine co-champions. He was sponsored by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA).

The tournament was the world’s largest scholastic chess tournament in history, and more than 5,200 students from 48 states participated this past weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.

The nine 2005 national high school co-champions and their homes states are listed below:

	BANAWA, Jouaquin CA
	BERCYS, Salvijus NY
	CHENG, Xiao GA
	GOLDSTEIN, Brian FL
	GOSSELL, Thomas G MO
	KAHN, Aaron E MI
	KLEGON, Matthew L MA
	YANG, Ruixin VA

The tournament was organized by the United States Chess Federation (USCF). For additional details about the tournament or the USCF, visit www.uschess.org.

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The National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA) is a non-profit educational research organization based in Lee’s Summit, Mo. For over 30 years, NRCCUA has conducted the largest nationwide survey of high school students, which serves as a communications link between college-bound high school students and public and private colleges and universities. For more information, visit www.nrccua.org