2022 NEW YEAR TOURNAMENT

One Saturday, January 29, the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club hosted its New Year scholastic chess tournament.  It was the 25th tournament.  Despite the freezing temperatures, 16 players braved the elements and gathered in Osaki, Shinagawa once again to see who would come out on top.  The field of 16 players was split into two sections, an open section (Class A) and a U1000 section (Class B). 

The Tournament Director, CM Alex A., and Teacher Nick settled any type of dispute that arose during the game. When two or more players ended up with the same score, we had a blitz chess play-off, in which they play one game of five-minute chess to determine who wins which trophy.

Class A winners:

Class A: Kai T. with 5.0/5.0

Class A: Genki S. with 3.5/5.0

Class A: Lira Y. with 3.0/5.0

Class B winners:

Class B: Alan A. with 5.0/5.0

Class B: Natsuki T.  with 4.0/5.0

Class B: Anton S. with 3.0/5.0

Class B: Henry B. with 3.0/5.0

Class B: Thomas X. with 3.0/5.0

 

The 1st place winner of each section received free entry fee for the 26th scholastic chess tournament this spring, 2022.  Thanks to Teacher Nick for help with monitoring the games and/or helping to set up and break down everything. 

Congratulations to the winners, and a big thank you to all the players who came out to compete, partners, coaches, and community partners that make our quarterly tournaments a success.  The next batch of tournaments is just around the corner, so be sure to register for your chance to win.  

 

Please join us this spring for the Fish Cake Chess Tournament on Saturday, March 12th in Osaki. 


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