COVID 19 security measures can’t keep Dalry’s chess stars from performing. Last week Rishon in P7 won his latest medal in an online tournament of over 40 participants.
Well done Rishon.
Online Chess Success
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Chess Team Achivement
The Lothian Junior Congress Chess Tournament took place over the weekend and there was more fabulous success for team Dalry.
Our team won second place!! The initial ranking for our team was 8th position, but they finished 2nd after 6 rounds of play.
Many thanks to our chess tutors, Mr Good and Mr Hynd, and to Mr Ashly for supplying the photos.
Massive Congratulations to our tournament team members Rishon, Thanish, Jeric and Ishaan!
Chess Achievement
We have two great achievements by members of the Dalry Primary chess club to report.
Rishon has won The 8+ championship at Edinburgh Chess Academy.
Alden in P2 has won in the Junior 5 Scotland.
Amazing achievements boys and thanks for bringing in your trophies to show us.
Chess Team awards.
Our chess sessions awards were given out at Leavers assembly this week with recognition of contributions to great results at the events our team attends and great chess played in our lunchtime and masterclass club tournaments.
The overall Joint winners this year were Fabio and Ade.
Congratulations to them and all the prize winners.
Thanks again to our amazing volunteer chess tutors Stewart Good and Bill Hynd.
We hope for an even better year next year and Mrs Honeyman challenged the girls of Dalry to try and be sure we don’t only have boys in the winners next year. So come and try chess and show the boys a check mate girls.
Check Our Chess Team’s Success
Dalry Primary School first team won Best P6/7 Intermediate Level Team at the Lothian Junior Chess Team Tournament on the 4th of November.
Team members were Adni (P7),Ashil (P6), Adam (P7) and Fabio (P7).
Dalry Primary entered a P5 and under Team for the first time they did really well and enjoyed their first tournament.
Earlier in the year two Dalry pupils, Ilamaran and Rishon received medals for winning matches at the October chess taster sessions.
