EDMOND — Young chess players from 46 schools and homeschool associations competed at the Ida Freeman Open in Edmond. Players competed in six divisions based on school grade and tournament rating.

The fifth in this year's Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Series of tournaments, the event drew 198 players from across Oklahoma.

Veronika Zilajeva of Moore took first place in the Jan. 16 tournament's elite premier section. The win continues a streak of tournament honors for the Westmoore sophomore, who tied for first in the 2015 U.S. Chess National Girls' Invitational Championships in Phoenix and won this year's Susan Polgar Foundation Girls' Invitational Blitz (fast chess) tournament at Webster University in St. Louis.

Also in the premier division, Oklahoma City third-grader Maxwell Barnes of Wilson Elementary finished third.