29. May 2021

FUN OPEN TOURNAMENT

14 players from at least 10 schools participated in our FUN OPEN scholastic tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on May 29, 2021.

TBCC is continuing its chess education awareness campaign with more learning sessions and better access to training resources in Tokyo under the State of Emergency.

For many kids in Class B, it was a first introduction to tournament chess. Taking the challenge is commendable and we hope they feel proud.

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.

Congratulations to our 2021 FUN OPEN Chess Tournament winners:

Class A: Kai Tatsumi with 4.5/5.0

Class A: Lira Yoshida with 3.5/5.0

Class A: Gleb Dokhnovtsev with 3.0/5.0

Class B: An Hoang with 4.0/5.0

Class B: Perry Spratt with 4.0/5.0

Class B: Yoshiaki Uno with 3.0/5.0

The energy in the room was incredible in a social distancing manner! Every player earned a certificate just for participating and, to keep our young masters striving, the 1st place winner in respective section received a free entry to the next tournament. Parents, chess players, and siblings all had a positive experience and went home with prizes and smiles!

The Tournament Director, Alex A., Jakhongir S., TBCC Senior Instructor, and Y. Aisu, a former instructor of 'Chess Masters of Houston', settled any type of dispute that arose during the game. TBCC recruit instructors who are passionate about the ways that chess improves kids' classroom performance and social development. We could not hold chess tournaments without them!

All levels of beginners are encouraged to participate in our monthly tournaments, engaging them in low-risk and fun environment against similarly skilled players. These tournaments go beyond pieces and squares, introducing new players to the rules and etiquette of competitive chess and exposing them to other elements not easily translated from casual play. Plus they are FUN!

We can't wait to do this again next month.

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