1st place - team nimble minds at scholastic team tournament

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On Saturday 19 May, 2018 a group of our student players participated in the Scholastic Chess Team Championship 2018 which was organised by The Bahamas Chess Federation. The event was held at Tambearly School located at the entrance of West Ridge Estates off West Bay Street.
The event was divided into two sections, High School and Primary School. Some schools entered multiple teams in the competition. Queen's College entered 3 teams in the High School section and Tambearly entered a total 7 teams in the tournament. Our team played in the Primary School section and comprised five players (one reserve player). The event was organised as a 5 round swiss with Game in 20 minutes. The tournament was an ideal opportunity for our student players to experience chess competition in a fun environment with many opportunities to play opponents of the same age or similar skill level. As a result of the late start the organisers only allowed teams to play 4 rounds. This did not impact the outcome, however, because there was already a clear winner after the 4 rounds of play.
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By the smiles on the faces of our team members in the photo above, I believe that they enjoyed their first team chess tournament. I extend my congratulations to all the student players of our team and a special thanks to their parents who sat through 6 hours of scholastic chess. ​