TAS News
FNQ Interschool Chess Championships Report Round 2 2017
Date: May 26, 2017 Posted by: Alana Ripepi
The second round of the Far North Queensland Interschool Chess Championships were held on the 18 May. Over 300 students competed which was a new record for Term Two.
Our team gained excellent results while exhibiting many of the social and academic benefits that chess provides. It was easy to recognise the high levels of enjoyment, problem solving, pattern recognition, perseverance, concentration and consequences for your actions.
Highlights are listed below:
Primary Premier Grade (Top 8 teams with 32 players)
Team Results
First TAS WRJ Bosel: Jackson Bosel, Angela Xiang, Marcus Carruthers and Andrew Robertson
Individual Results
First Place Jackson Bosel WRJ
Third Place Brandon Spuler KBJ
Primary A Grade (10 teams with 40 players)
Team Results
First TAS WRJ Lewis: Ryan Goodfellow, Jack O’Neil, Tyson Lewis, Liam O’Shea
Second TAS WRJ Gale: James Nguyen, Joanna Chen, Frances Gale and Isaac Carruthers
Third TAS WRJ Drinnan: Daniel Statton, Damien McLaren, Travis Drinnan and Jaimie Steigmeier
Individual Results
Third Place Ryan Goodfellow WRJ
Primary B Grade (16 teams with 64 players)
Team Results
First TAS WRJ Stone: Ryan Mann, Emily Stone, Archie Reid and Georgia Clague
Second TAS KBJ Sciacca: Liam Sciacca, Kaleb Howard, Georgia Grail and Nic Berther
Individual Results
Second Place Melody Grace WRJ
Third Place Ryan Mann WRJ
Primary C Grade (22 Teams with 88 players)
Team Results
First Place TAS WRJ Morgan: Thomas Hayward, Olivia Firth, Hadden Morgan and Rauri Swanston
Third Place TAS WRJ Griffith: Hayden Coombes, Matilda Hancock, Tamara Griffith and Abbey Lane
Individual Results
First Place Hayden Coombes
Secondary Premier (Top 8 teams with 32 players)
Individual Results
Third Place Lam Nguyen
