“A vision without a strategy remains an illusion” — Lee Bolman

On 8 October, 20 chess gurus represented Shalom at the Term 4 Inter-School Chess Competition at Avoca SS. Term 4 is the ‘money round’ with cash prizes given to those with good results. For the first time in several years, Shalom achieved the gold medal in the teams. Furthermore, Shalom players won individual gold and silver medals for best and second-best results on the day - an incredible achievement. If this was not impressive enough, 12 Shalom players received cash prizes for their performance. In my time involved with Shalom chess, these have been our most impressive results.

Gold was achieved by our Shalom Black team of Waylen H, Seth G, Luke R and Max C. Shalom was trailing on points coming into the last round, snatching the victory with some determined play. Shalom has not won the Term 4 tournament since 2016 – the drought has been broken!

Individually, Waylen H was unbeaten on the day (for the second tournament in a row) and was awarded an individual gold medal as well as a significant cash prize – an outstanding effort. Tyler K displayed what an improved player he is by winning all but one of his matches to claim the individual silver medal and a cash prize – a very impressive day!

Furthermore, cash prizes for good performances were given to Ryan G, Will M, Luke R, Max C, Seth G, Harry L, Alex C, Zach G, Mason C and Jacob B. These results are testament to depth and enthusiasm we are fortunate to have at Shalom.

If you are interested in playing or learning chess, then you are more than welcome to join us at chess club on Tuesdays at 11.25am-12.00pm in Beerarlem. The more the merrier! You can find more information about Shalom Chess on our Chess Group Page (https://schoolbox.shalomcollege.com/homepage/6024).

Chess Coordinators 
Mr Brendan Maher & Mr Steven Love 
maherb@shalomcollege.com  
steven_love@shalomcollege.com