TWCA had its first ever in-house TWCA Classical
Chess Tournament from 22-24 July 2016 and the competition was fierce as everyone wanted to take the
top honors.
The Prizes were lucrative as well, thanks to the sponsorship of
Parents who contributed a total of N$1,500.00. Coach Max sponsored the Trophies
and medals. We had twelve participants and
they did not disappoint.
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| From left to right at the back: Mrs. Noleen Mouton, Christopher, Dante, Philip and Coach Max in the front: Keisha, Jamie-Nicole and Oyo. Photo by Berdian Beukes. |
The elder players might have thought the young ones
will give them easy points, but it was not the case. The little ones fought
tooth and nail until the end. The old adage that boys are better than girls at
chess were also shattered as the girls defeated a number of boys as well.
CM Dante Beukes took the top
honors when he won the event undefeated with 6.5/7. Dante won N$300.00 in prize
money and Trophy and a gold medal for his hard work. In second place we had
Christopher Ndoroma with 6/7. He earned the silver medal and N$200.00 for his
performance. In third was Philip Mootseng with 5.5/7. He fought for every point
and drew against CM Beukes and won a drawn endgame against upcoming star Dudley
Noreseb. For that he earned the bronze medal and N$100.00.
There were no girls section, but
we needed to award the girls for their effort. The winner was Jamie-Nicole
Beukes who scoop the Gold, Trophy and the N$300.00, when she won her last game. She also ended 5th
overall with 4/7. That was a sterling performance, by a talented young star. She
also gained the most rating point in this event. She was followed by Keisha Van
Wyk who came 2nd and took the silver and N$200.00. In third place
were none other than 5 year old Star Ottilie Hinda. Oyo, as we call her, plays like a machine. She process the
moves very fast and execute them also very fast. I had the pleasure of watching her
in action. She took home the Bronze Medal and N$100.00 for her performance. Oyo also gained the second most rating points.
The rest of the students who did
not won the prizes from 1-3rd got consolation prizes of N$50.00
each. So at the end everyone were rewarded for their efforts and they learned a
great deal from this event. There were two sessions of "panel
beating" to correct erroneous play by Coach Max.
Well done to all the winners and
thanks to Parents for supporting your children. Thank you to Parents who sponsored
the Prize fund. It was really very much appreciated. Our next Classical event
will be in October 2016. Coach Max is looking forward to see who is going to win it!
