{"id":17896,"date":"2024-04-03T11:30:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/?post_type=article&p=17896"},"modified":"2024-04-05T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:14:28","slug":"a-dominant-success-for-shore-at-the-interschool-chess-challenge","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/article\/a-dominant-success-for-shore-at-the-interschool-chess-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"A success for Shore at the Interschool Chess Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chess captain James K led Shore Chess team to a dominant win.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Qiming N won all 7 games in this chess tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Shore successfully hosted the Interschool Chess Challenge at the Senior campus. Students from 24 schools across Sydney participated in this competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a dominant success for Shore. The tournament was a great experience for beginners and experts alike as a fun way to practice their chess skills. With around 180 students competing in the primary and secondary divisions combined, and many competitive schools in attendance, Shore performed excellently, achieving 7 out of the top 10 spots and winning the tournament overall in the secondary bracket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st place in the tournament was awarded to Qiming N<\/strong> who achieved a commendable perfect score, winning all seven games. He was closely followed by Dash Vonwiller<\/strong> with an incredible 6\/7 and Benji S<\/strong> and Alexander Harley<\/strong> tied for 3rd place at 5.5\/7. These scores cemented Shore\u2019s placement at the top of the leaderboard. Reflecting on his experience, Qiming N <\/strong>said: \u201cIt is my honour to represent Shore for the first time in a chess tournament. I am impressed by the number of players participating in the tournament and loving the game. I am proud of our team for taking 1st place and I hope that we can score more victories like this in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shore also had a strong showing in the primary division, placing overall 3rd – an incredible result given the number of schools that registered. Truly there are some talented young chess players, with Boris Lin<\/strong> achieving the top score for Shore with 5.5\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the tournament was filled with competitive fun, and I wish the boys all the best in the next round of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James K (Year 12)<\/strong>
Chess Captain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boys shake hands with their opponents
at the beginning of each chess game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Benji S came 3rd at the Interschool Chess Challenge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Over 180 students from 24 schools across Sydney attended the Interschool Chess Challenge hosted at Shore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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