St Monica's Chess Tournament

The 9^th annual St Monica Chess Competition took place on Monday 5 September 2022. There were 27 entries with 13 players in the Senior competition (Years 4-6) and 14 payers in the Junior competition (Years 1-3). The standard of competition was very high and the results were very close and exciting!.

Sarah D-H (6M) won the Senior competition and Timofei S (2E) won the Junior competition. The strength of our chess players bodes well for St Monica as we compete in the ACT Junior Chess League school chess championships. Leading Scorers: St Monica Senior competition 6 – Jett S (5M), 4.5 – Aidan H (5H), 4 – Zarah L(5H),  3.5 – Gabe J (6JG),  3- Jaiden B (6F), Sian S (5FM), Vsevolod K (6M), Kobe B (4LG). Junior Chess competition; 5 - Elizabeth D-H (2E), 4.5 – Nicholas M (3CG), 4 – Tobie S (2MD), Leonardo S (1RC), Audrey M (2E), Max S (3CG), Matthew P (2E), Grayson A (3CG),  3.5 – Hugh B (1BC). 

The students played 7 games across the day and every student had at least 1 point by the end of the tournament.

I witnessed students walking in the footsteps of St Monica through their demonstration of respect for their opponents and the rules of the game and resilience when moves didn’t work or they lost a game.  The students were engaging in the games and this was demonstrated by how focused they were on their moves.  It was the first time many had participated in a tournament  and there was growth in their skills as chess players.

Congratulations to Sarah who won the Senior division and Timofei who won the Junior division.  Well done to  Jett -  2nd and Aidan- 3rd in the Senior division and Elizabeth - 2nd and Nicholas - 3rd in the Junior division.

Thank you to Mr Drake and Mr David Hoole for adjudicating and Mrs David Hoole for record keeping and organising the draw.  It is only with their support that days like today are able to occur.