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Chess 2024

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Term 1 finished with our Interclass challenge.(Won by room 3) Teams from Rooms 1 to 5 , 12 and 14 competed for the right to hold the trophy till the next challenge.

Term 2 is when chess gets more serious with a number of opportunities to play in tournaments. Numbers we enter vary for each tournament, but will give as many children as
possible a go. Selection criteria will be based on skill level as well as commitment to practising. We hold a chess club on Wednesday lunchtimes in the hall. Will also try and run other training sessions for small groups of children.
Also please encourage the children to practise online. (Chesskid.com is a great website that
offers free lessons and is safe for children)

Scheduled tournaments are 👍
Thursday 30th May - Taupo Regionals (Max. 16 players)
Thursday 6th June - Hamilton Regionals (Max. 8 players)
Monday 10th June - Rotorua Regionals ( Up to 40 players)
Thursday 13th June - Tauranga Regionals (Max. 16 players)
Wednesday 26th June - Interclass challenge.
Thursday 4th July - Online tournament (Max.10 players)

Chess power has increased their entry fees for tournaments - they are now $27 per entry (compared to $20 last year). We are able to subsidise the cost if we do some fundraising.

Proposed cost of entries 👍
Out of town tournaments - $15 per entry
Rotorua and Online - $10 per entry

Fundraising
Rotorua Regionals (10th June) - Sausage sizzle and cake stall.
Bunnings BBQ (Saturday 8th June)

For those parents who offered to help with the fundraising I will be in touch with more details
closer to the scheduled events.

Also I am still doing scrap metal recycling , so let me know if you have any.
Don’t forget to collect all your aluminium cans and drop them to me at school.
Over time it all adds up - have raised close to $500 so far.

Happy Chessing

Mr G