The first Kingswood Community College House Chess Tournament took place in the school on Friday morning.
There was a fantastic level of participation with 64 total competitors on the day as the tournament got underway. All matches were played fairly and began and ended with a handshake. Within an hour, 64 had became 32. There was some extremely competitive matches, with great jubilation and heartbreak upon their ends. Unfortunately due to time constraints, matches had a 10 minute chess clock timer and stalemates were to be decided by a coin flip.
As the group grew smaller, it was clear that the final would be extremely close. When it came down to the finals, the tension was palpable.
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Here are the final results
Final - Yuxin (3rd Year) defeats Jovenal (2nd Year) via resignation
Playoff - Wen (2nd Year) defeats Ryan (3rd) via checkmate
The winner Yuxin was representing Teach Hawthorn
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