15 players from at least 10 schools participated in our 34th scholastic tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on June 18, 2023.  While June has a lot of rain nationwide, and this time is called “TSUYU" (rainy season), we had a beautiful weather on the tournament day. 

Sorry about the new venue announcement not properly reminded to you as some families were sweating to get there from other locations where they mistakenly arrived💦

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 for both A & B, in which they play one game of five-minute chess to determine who wins which trophy.  The energy in the room was incredible!  

Congratulations to our 2023 Extreme Waterfall Tournament winners:

Class A: Ryo Noda  with 5.0/5.0

Class A: Kai Tatsumi with 4.0/5.0

Class A: Leo P. T. with 3.0/5.0

Class A: Asami Inada 3.0/5.0

Class B: Joma Sato with 4.0/5.0

Class B: Makito Nishikawa with 4.0/5.0

Class B: Tomokazu H with 3.0/5.0

Class B: Saya Kikuchi with 3.0/5.0

Class B: Minato Masuda with 3.0/5.0

Congratulations to Ryo N. for his continuous winnings of the 1st place in Class A. 

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.

A huge THANK YOU to our Tournament Director, Alex A. and Eugene H., Aogaku chess circle, who settled any type of dispute that arose during the game.   We could not hold chess tournaments without them!

Parents, chess players, and siblings all had a positive experience and went home with prizes and smiles! 

We can't wait to do this again in August.  Get ready for it by learning tactics in our Summer Fiesta on July 22, 2023!