NM Shearwood McClelland

Woody McClelland

Major Chess Accomplishments
1989	NJ Junior State Champion
1990	NJ Elementary Champion NY December Under 13 Open Champion
1993	2nd place, National High School Championship National Jr High School Co-Champion NJ High School Champion NY City Jr High School Champion
1994	National Master Title National 11th Grade Champion NJ High School Co-Champion NY High School Co-Champion
1995	National 12th Grade Champion Scholastic Chess All-American (age 16; 1 of 41 selected out of 28000 eligible) NY High School Co-Champion NJ High School Champion
1996	Scholar-Chessplayer Award Became the first African-American to win the Scholar-Chessplayer award.
1997	US Junior Open Champion Became the first African American to win the US Junior Open. NJ State Champion
1998	7th Place, US Junior Championship (Invitational) 7th Place, Tournament of State Chess Champions NJ State Champion

Historical Chess Accomplishments
Most National Championships won by an African-American player. First African American to win multiple championships.
Youngest player to defend the NJ State Championship (20 yrs, 3 months, 14 days); 4th person to ever defend the NJ State Championship.
First person to win the National 11th and 12th Grade Championships (1994-1995).
First African-American to play in the US Junior Championship since 1971.
First person to win both NY and NJ High School titles in the same year (1994).

Info provided by Woody's Resume

PHOTOS

Simul Results
WIN	LOSS	DRAW
9	0	0

Last Man Standing: Kurti Monnier

Allan Ong
Last Modified: Thursday, 15-Nov-2001 14:53:41 PST