Latest News
Posted on July 18th 2022
Elwood, Year 7, Wins Our First Chess Tournament
The first ever HBAED chess tournament took place last week, hosted by Mr Delaney in the library and supported by Mr Powell and Mr Pugh.
An intense group stage was followed by three knockout rounds. The Year 9s were shocked by the quality of the Year 7 play and were knocked out early, leaving an all Year 7 last-four. One of these semi-finals was the game of the tournament with Victor narrowly defeating Alfie to progress to the final.
Pictured: Our two finalists, Victor and Elwood G. In the final, Elwood’s preparation with the opening moves led to a decisive win.
The full group who played in the tournament. A really great atmosphere and a fantastic inaugural tournament.
Huge thanks to Mr Delaney and Mr Powell for helping to organise, and also to Ms Kiem for coming in a supporting.