Kingsway, Q.C. and South Haven win in School Teams Chess
As predicted, student chess favorites Kingsway Academy won the senior
high division and the overall tournament in the Insurance Management
2005 School Teams Chess Championships held recently at C.H. Reeves
auditorium.
Kingsway's two top boards Lemaro and Le Roi Thompson each scored a perfect
five five wins to guide the Kingsway Team to victory over second place
challengers Old Bight High School from Cat Island. Alrico Russell from Old
Bight shared top individual honors with the two Thompson brothers with his
five wins.
Some 12 teams competed in the tournament that was split into three
divisions: Senior High, Junior High and Primary.
Led by strong scores from Dominic Bower & Matthew Wong, supported by Perry
McHardy and newcomer Jonathan Delaney. Queen's College won the Junior High
Division. South Haven came in a close second with only a half point making
the difference. Old Bight and A.F. Adderley came in 3rd and 4th
respectively.
The hardest fought division was the Primary where six schools vied for the
trophy. Two strong teams from South Haven Academy and Cleveland Eneas
Primary produced a last-round clincher that eventually went to South Haven
by a mere half point. The field included Palmdale Primary, C.W. Sawyer,
Queen's College and Gerald Cash. Q.C.'s Peter Henderson and South Haven's
Jason Bain shared the top prize for individual performances with five
victories apiece.
During the presentation Insurance management's representative Raymond
Wilson congratulated and encouraged the students. By supplying schools
with equipment and training materials, Insurance Management supports the
Bahamas Chess Federation's Chess-In-Schools program run by master trainer
Warren Seymour.
The Bahamas Chess Federation holds regular tournaments and tuition
classes, with the next tournament being the Independence Tornado held at
C. C. Sweeting Senior High, at 10 a.m. on Saturday July 9th. Call Mr.
Warren Seymour for details at: Tel: 325-6210.