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Outstanding Students
"A few moments to learn, a lifetime to master"
- Ancient Proverb
Max Illingworth
Under my tutelage Max became the Australian under 12 champion in 2003. Since then he has reached great heights, placing equal 5th in the recent Australian (ADULT!) championship.
Pål Hansen
Pål won the Norwegian under 12's last year, and continues to improve with many consecutive successes and acheivements in adult competitions. In 2008 he had his first draw with a Grand Master and beat International Master Eirik Gullaksen in tournament games!
Recent News!
Two members of the Rookies B squad, Ali and Constantine, have recently performed very well in the Brent Individual Chess Tournament. In just his second tournament Constantine came 3rd in the U/9s with 4 wins and 3 draws for a total of 5 points. Ali also played great chess and ended just half a point behind on 3.5. Well done to both of you! Much credit also to the great chess program at the Hall School where the boys attend.
Here are their experiences in their own words:
Constantine Holle:
“The chess tournament was really fun. I like it because you learn a lot when you have a new opponent. I also like that you sometimes win a prize. We had lots of fun between matches too – there was time to play football and other games.”
Ali Bosco:
" I got 3 1/2 points. At my last game I was very scared because I thought my opponent would win and then I’d stay on 3 points but I managed to tie with him even tho he was very good and talented. I was a bit more used to playing with clocks this time. I will probably go to another in 2 weeks.”
