Blairgowrie Primary School is proud of the success its learners achieved at their first-ever chess tournament.
Teacher, Beth Libby-Neale took several chess players to take part in the Johannesburg North-West Primary School Chess League.
Fourteen schools and 256 learners participated in the day’s matches.
Blairgowrie entered seven teams – four in the U11 section and three in the U13.
Declan P won all his matches in the U11 division and the gold medal for Board 3 in the U11 Section A.
The U11s, Sim D (captain), Nathan C, Zain M and Declan P, all received gold medals and a trophy for best team.
“This is the first chess tournament in which we have joined. Congratulations to all that participated,” said the school’s marketing and communications manager Ashleigh Barnard-McNaughton.
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