EMOTIONAL DAMAGE SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT

14 players from at least 10 schools participated in our 27th scholastic tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on May 28th, 2022.

In 2022, TBCC is continuing its chess education awareness campaign with more learning sessions and better access to training resources in Tokyo.

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 of 3.0 points, 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 2022 Emotional Damage Scholastic Chess Tournament winners:

Class A: Kai T. with 5.0/6.0

Class A: Tristan C. with 3.0/6.0

Class A: Leo T. with 3.0/6.0

Class B: Haruki S. with 5.0/5.0

Class B: Issa N. with 4.0/5.0

Class B: Hiroki K. with 3.0/5.0

The energy in the room was incredible! 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!

There were bamboo and decorations in the room for 'Tanabata', also known as the Star Festival, for the evening of the seventh of July. In Japan, poeple generally celebrate this day (more than one month ahead of our tournament date) by writing wishes on 'tanzaku', small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations.

The Tournament Director, CM Alex A., and the arbiter, Nick B. from the Sunday Morning Osaki class, settled any type of dispute that arose during the game. A huge THANK YOU to our teachers!

All levels of beginners are encouraged to participate in our bi-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 this summer.

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