Liu Leads Field Headed Into Last Day of National Middle School Championship
The National Middle School Championship has over 1,250 players. Franc Guadalupe, Chief Tournament Director, says 1,260 players registered. Bill Buklis, Chief Tournament Director for the backroom (computer area), calculates that, taking out no-shows, the final player count is 1,251. After the fifth round, Saturday night, perfect scores remain in all but one section.
Source: uschess.org