2022–23
NJ State Champions
5th nationally
Inaugural varsity season
Awards
State Titles
Four consecutive championships
Best National Finish
2nd · 2024
Program
Livingston High School Chess
The championship standard
Four seasons. Four state titles.
A sustained record built by players who studied together, competed for one another, and represented Livingston at the highest levels of scholastic chess.
2023–24
NJ State Champions
2nd nationally
National HS Championship · Baltimore
2024–25
NJ State Champions
6th nationally
SuperNationals VIII · Orlando
2025–26
NJ State Champions
10th nationally
National HS Championship · Chicago
Notable Players
Titled players. One program.
For a public high school in only its fourth varsity season, Livingston produced a rare concentration of titled and near-titled players — all from a single graduating cohort.
♔NM
Aston Roberts
National Master
Class of 2026
USCF
2200+
FIDE ID
30990050
2025–26 captain. Undefeated at 2026 states. Founder of Checkmate for a Better Future. Transferred from Success Academy (NYC) and became the anchor of the four-peat dynasty.
♕NM
Roger Zhang
National Master
Class of 2026
USCF
~2253
FIDE ID
30943710
Co-captain 2023–24. Achieved NM as a rising sophomore. Scored 5.0/7 on board 2 at the 2026 National HS Championship. Part of the original Heritage MS founding cohort.
♗FM
Haari Muthukumar
FIDE Master
Class of 2025
USCF
~2313
FIDE ID
—
Highest-rated LHS player on record. Scored 5.5/7 at the 2024 National HS Championship — LHS's best individual result. Top board at both 2024 Nationals and 2025 SuperNationals.
Tournament Record
2022–23
1st — NJ States
5th Nationally (inaugural season)
2023–24
1st — NJ States
2nd Nationally (Baltimore)
2024–25
1st — NJ States
6th Nationally (SuperNationals)
2025–26
1st — NJ States
10th Nationally (Chicago)