“Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess” (Siegbert Tarrasch)

Congratulations to the 27 players who represented Shalom at the Inter-School Chess Competition held on Tuesday 23 May at Walkervale State School. Shalom entered an impressive 7 teams, our biggest number yet, and the largest represented school in the district - a fantastic achievement.

Our teams played some excellent chess, with our top team of Shalom Black (Callum M, Seth G, JJ W and Waylen H) finishing with a bronze medal in a close contest with a strong field in Division A. The Shalom Red team (Khan A, Jonathon E, Harry L and Max C) were our second-best performing team in Divionsion A finishing 8th, with Shalom Blue (Ruslan R, Luca H, Luke R and Alex M), Shalom White (Thomas B, Max L, Jacob B and Lachlan B) and Shalom Yellow (Josh W, Tyler P, Jacob O and Taniela K) battling hard but finishing further down the rankings.

In Division B, the Shalom Orange team (Beau K, Zach G, Connor D and Balin C) finished just off the podium in 4th while Shalom Green (Mason C, Marko M and Will M) finished 7th, an impressive result given they had only three players. The quality of chess played by these young guns shows the future of Shalom chess is in good hands.

Individually, Callum M, Waylen H, Taniela K, Marko M and JJ W finished with ribbons of merit. These are awarded to players who won at least 4.5 of the 7 games they played on the day. Excellent work boys!

To see the results in their entirety, including both team and individual results, follow the link: https://gardinerchess.com.au/event-results/inter-school-competition-results/?_term=2&_year=2023 

If you are interested in playing or learning chess, then you are more than welcome to join us at Chess Club on Tuesdays from 11.25am-12.00pm in Beerarlem. The more the merrier!

Mr Brendan Maher
Chess Coordinator
maherb@shalomcollege.com