On 15th March, a chess tournament was held, wherein students from year 7 and above were encouraged to participate. It was held within the school premises after school hours where students were directed into their respective classes, being given their seat number, their sides of the chess board and of course the rules of the game.
There was intense pressure and competitiveness in the air and I, myself being part of the competition too felt it. The students observed their opponent’s moves carefully trying to find each and every possible way to attack and trap their competitor in the quickest and easiest way .
There was intense pressure and competitiveness in the air and I, myself being part of the competition too felt it. The students observed their opponent’s moves carefully trying to find each and every possible way to attack and trap their competitor in the quickest and easiest way .
Position Holders!After some serious matches followed by their victories and losses, students with more than 1 loss had no choice but to leave whereas the other participants went through a round of selection followed by the final round. This round was intense as there were tougher and much more skillful opponents. In some of the matches, the students weren’t able to finish their game due to the lack of time hence the invigilator had the chance to choose the likely winner of the match by summing up the number of pieces the opponent had and according to the state of the chess board which depicted the obvious winner. Therefore, the tournament abruptly came to a stop, and the time came for the winners to be finally announced. The winners were:
Kunal Aswani (A- level) - 1st place, Neldon Cutniha (A-level) - 2nd place, Shayaan Ali Khimani (Year 9) - 3rd place, Salman Tabbani (Year 10) - 4th place. |
A Motivational Ending
In the end, all the participants started to leave after having moments of happiness and despair due to their victories and their losses. However, it was certainly a great experience and it indeed taught us that even though failure might be the greatest fear of our life, failure is a chance for self-improvement and learning. It really doesn’t matter about winning or losing as Bill Gates once said: “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”. Hopefully during the next match there will be more participation and the participants of this chess tournament learned through their mistakes and become the winners of the next match. |
Written by Devin Fernando (9-C)
Edited by Dinili Gunewardana (9-C)
Compiled by Talha Ahmed Zia (9-C)
Captured by Elena (9-B)
Edited by Dinili Gunewardana (9-C)
Compiled by Talha Ahmed Zia (9-C)
Captured by Elena (9-B)