2011
Chess Captain: V Majija
Teacher-in-charge:
Ms N. Hayes
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Competitive Chess is
held on Tuesdays from 2:30
to 3:30.
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STAFF VS LEARNERS
On the 26th July the VG Chess Club
bravely took on the staff. The staff won 5 / 4.
Congratulations to Odwa, Viwe and Vuyisanani who
were the only three girls to win a match against a
staff member. A huge thank you to the staff who
participated, and to Mr Schmidt, who has
assured us that his absence was not due to cowardice
but to circumstance, and has promised Vuyisanani a
game before the end of the year.
Intense concentration
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RHODES COACHES
CHESS PLAYERS
The Chess
club has been approached by Rhodes University's
Chess Club who are eager to assist in strengthening
the VGHS players' skills. They attend every
chess session and are teaching our girls new
techniques.
As a
result, our chess players are now at a professional
level in terms of their knowledge of the rules of
the game and their ability has greatly improved.
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Chess Aims for 2011
This year Chess wants to
expand the club and improve the general standard of
its players even more. There is a lot planned for
this year.
Aims and
upcoming events for chess club this year:
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The Chess
Club will be implementing a chess ladder, ranking
players from weakest to strongest. This will
make chess club interesting, fun and challenging as
the members battle against each other to be number
one.
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The Chess Club also plans to
enter more tournaments and matches this year than in
previous years.
This year looks like it is
going to be an exciting and productive year for
Chess at VGHS.
Practicing Chess
notation
Playing against
the clock
