Yesterday's UK Chess Challenge tournament attracted a large entry, with players all the way from Year 2 to Year 6.
All of the children were on fine form and every one of the main titles was strongly contested.
For many of our players, the Delancey UK Schools' Chess Challenge was their first tournament experience. The Year 2s have only just mastered the basic moves of the pieces, but they all played well throughout their tournament deubt.
Jayden Wang won all his games and comfortably earned the Best Boy title. Zoyaa Soni played very well too and is the new Year 2 Best Girl.
The Year 3 was very closely contested. Dara Jafari, Paari Muthukrishnan and Hugo Kelly all shared the Best Boy title and Scarlett Yang earned the Best Girl title.
Henry Stanely dominated the Year 4 section, with seven wins from seven games. This was more than enough to earn him the Best Boy title. Manha Abdullah had a great day too and she is the Year 4 Best Girl.
The Year 5 section very strong and perhaps the closest of all of the day's contests. Can Sezen eventually battled his way through to the Best Boy title and the Best Girl title was shared by Lolwa Soliman and Kaira Nalawade.
Monty Van Niekerk was on great form and powered his way to the title of Best Boy in the Year 6 section. Nikita Suryadevara and Anjali Ramisetty shared the Best Girl title.
Well played, everyone, whether or not you became a champion on this particular occasion. All of our players and staff helped to make it a fabulous festival of chess.
In former years, players had to achieve a certain number of points to qualify for the prestigious Megafinal stage of the competition. This year, entry is open to ALL chess players.
The Megafinal will be at Yarm Senior School on Sunday 30 April, in the magnificent Princess Alexandra Auditorium. It will provide an excellent opportunity for our players to test their skills against children from other schools. Numbers are strictly limited, so remember - book early!
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