Check.....mate

EMMANUEL College students are continuing to strive outside the classroom this month.

By Staff Writer

Members of the school’s chess club recently showed their skill and patience during the first Inter-School Chess tournament of the year.

Hosted by Emmanuel, the tournament attracted entries from four other schools - Bayview College Portland, Portland Secondary, Hawkesdale P-12 College and The Hamilton and Alexandra College.

Emmanuel entered two teams in the competition and after a great day of chess, the college managed to finish in the top two placings overall.

This has qualified them to send two teams to the state competition which will be held in Melbourne later this year.

The first 10 positions, held by Emmanuel students, were as follows:

1st Ayden Tempany (6.5/7 points), 2nd Sawyer Whichello (6.5), 3rd Tyson James (6), 4th Xavier Whichello (6), 5th Jackson Ball (5.5), 6th Robbie Morden (5), 7th Leo De Cesare (5), 8th Otto Gass (5), 9th Lokesh Narra (5), 10th Hameish O’Connor (4.5).

“All our players had a very successful day of chess and it always takes a team to win a competition,” Emmanuel chess club coordinator Andrew McKenzie said.

“Each and every player’s contribution in the competition, directly and indirectly, determines the final outcome at the end of seven rounds.

“We look forward to the next competition.”