Hannah Wilson finished a credible fourth place in the Under 17 female section  at the 2025 PanAmerican Schools Chess Championship which concluded in Florianopolis Brazil at the end of this week.

Going into the last two rounds of the event, Wilson would have needed two victories and  hope that those above her would have slipped up if she was to finish in a podium position.

In the 8th and penultimate round, Wilson defeated Giannini Tonial Kinaki of Brazil to keep her hopes up but the three players above her also recorded victories. This meant it would all come down to the last round where Wilson  again would have to hope for fortuitous results if she was to improve her position.

Wilson would unfortunately fall to defeat in the last round against Fiorella Allegra Mayeregger Gonzalez of Paraguay and this would leave her on 5 points from 9 games. This would secure her fourth place on the tie-break system ahead of two other players.

The tournament was won by Ayme  Maravi Ceron of Peru with 7 ½ points from her 9 matches, with Claris Dias of Brazil in second a half point behind, while Luciana Andrea Arenas Lavado of Peru was in third with 6 ½ points.