Union hosts another chess tournament

GRAAFF-REINET NEWS — Union High School hosted a very successful chess tournament on Saturday, 16 June.

They invited all the primary schools in Graaff-Reinet to join them, whether they are actively playing chess at their school or not.

The idea is to promote chess at all schools in Graaff-Reinet so that they can establish a dynamic chess culture in the town. This would not be possible without the generous sponsorship from the Prescient Foundation.

The tournament started with an informal tutorial session where basic chess information was shared.

The players from the schools were divided into four leagues according to their chess rankings. Three rounds were played where the scores were recorded to find the best three players in each league.

A short tutorial session was held between each round to share more information about chess for the players who have never played chess before.

Chess boards and pieces were handed out to the top two players in each league, and another two players, who have never before played chess, were also given chess sets. All the prizes and refreshments for both the players and teachers were sponsored by the Prescient Foundation.

Union was fortunate to have players from Kroonvale Primêr, Graaff-Reinet Primêr, Laer Volkskool, Union High School and Isibane, as well as interested teachers from Ryneveld Primary Primêr.

All primary schools in the immediate Graaff-Reinet district will be invited to the next open friendly tournament that will take place in the fourth term.

A friendly open tournament for High Schools will take place next term at Union High School. Information about this event will be communicated to schools in due course. Union urges all high schools to start a chess club at their schools so that they are ready to take part.

Please contact Mrs Rose-Innes (Primary Schools) and Mr Jantjies (High Schools) at Union High School (049 891 0262) for more information.

Players from all the primary schools in Graaff-Reinet who participated in Saturday's chess tournament at Union.