LBCSCL
LBCSCL
The LBCSCL is the collection of the chess-playing high schools in Bucks and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. Our league which began in the 1960s seeks to promote the artistry and camaraderie of the game among high schoolers in our area. If you are a player, parent of a player, teacher, or administrator and want more information on how to bring LBCSCL to your school, please contact us.
2025 LBCSCL Playoffs
2025 LBCSCL Champions: Germantown Friends
Finals 3/11
#3 North Penn at #1 Germantown Friends
GFS wins: Gillman, Yuan
NP wins: Jacobs
Semifinals 3/4
#4 Abington 1.5-3.5 #1 Germantown Friends
Abington Wins: M. Chen
GFS Wins: K. Li, C. Landau, S. Yuan
#3 North Penn 4-0 #2 Upper Dublin
NP Wins: Chakravarthi, XU, Kollipara, Jacobs
Quarterfinals
(w4): Abington 3-2 (e1)Council Rock South
AB wins: Kleiman, Rudnytzky, M. Chen
CRS wins: Leshchynsky, Levin
(w3) North Penn 3-2 (e2)George School
NP Wins: Chakravarthi, XU, Kollipara
GS Wins: Bugayev, Chen
(e3) William Tennent 1.5 - 3.5 (w2)Upper Dublin
UD Wins: Li, Molyneux, Rege
WT Wins: Islamov
(e4): Holy Ghost Prep 1-4 (w1) Germantown Friends
GFS Wins: Landeau, Yuan, A. Li
Western Division (Western Montco)
wins losses total boards
x- Germantown Friends 8 1 32.5
x- Upper Dublin 7.5 1.5 34.5
x- North Penn 7 2 34.5
x- Abington 6.5 2.5 33
Germantown Academy 3 5 15.5
Perkiomen Valley 3 6 17
LaSalle 3.5 5.5 15.5
Norristown 2 7 13
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2 5 12
Wissahickon 1.5 8.5 12.5
Tiebreaks: Western Division has concluded play. These are the final standings.
Eastern Division (County Line and Bucks)
wins losses total boards
1- Council Rock South 8.5 0.5 40
2-George School 7 2 36
3- William Tennent 6 3 29
4- Holy Ghost Prep 5.5 3.5 24
Hatboro Horsham 5.5 3.5 24
Philadelphia Academy 4.5 4.5 17.5
Lower Moreland 4 5 29
Council Rock South B 3 6 20
Archbishop Wood 1 8 5.5
Council Rock North 0 9 0
Final Standings
LBCSCL averages over the last five years
175 students in the league
18 teams each season
Countless lessons on chess and life.
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