Late last term, a team of 10 students from Coromandel Valley competed in the southern zone interschool chess tournament, which was attended by a total of 60 students representing 7 different schools, both Primary and Secondary.

Coro's team was represented by with Amelia, Eddie, Elise, Eliza, Hamish, Jackson, Kaiden, Olivia, Walter and Willow.

With the tournament combining both Primary and Secondary students, there were some extremely tough matchups, with several of our students paired against much older secondary school students.

Our Coro team did a fantastic job, not only playing well but demonstrating great sportsmanship.  Coro ended up finishing in 3rd place in the Primary Division picking up bronze medals for our top 4 point scoring players. A brilliant effort considering the tough competition and that half of our team are still only in year 3!  

Special mention to:

- Walter who was our highest placed competitor, finishing in equal 12th place, with 4.5 wins from his 7 games. 

- Amelia who was our highest ranked female player with 3.5 points from her 7 games

- Elise and Olivia who were competing in their very first tournaments

- Amelia, Eddie, Eliza and Kaiden who all either equalled or beat their personal best tournament scores

A huge thanks to Carrie Julian and Emma Wright for assisting with team transport.  It's greatly appreciated, as the school cannot compete in tournaments without parents assisting.

Chess Club continues on Monday at lunchtime and all ages and abilities are welcome to attend.