TBCC Team A
CM Alex Averbukh
Haruki Shimagaki
Ethan Williams
Asami Inada
TBCC Team B
Kai Tatsumi
Tristan Chih
Leo Phong Ta
Kairi Akiyama
Lira Yoshida
TBCC Team C
Shreyan Saha
Paulo Galvez
Ian Rankin
Hiroki Abe
48 teams, approximately 200 players have participated in the 2023 Japan Team Championship hosted by Japan Chess Federation on September 17-18, 2023. An annual event where all chess minds from all over the country come in and compete and try to win the prize.
3 TBCC teams are entering the Team Championship 2019 for the sixth time as an official member club. It’s an awesome unbelievable achievement for our captains, adults, middle school and elementary kids to play all 6 rounds in two days!
Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club team B, A & C ranked No. 34, 29 & 46, respectively, in the final standings.
Check out chess-results for the final standings and individual performances:
From beginners to advancing tournament players our goal is that all TBCC players can experience both the job & significant social/educational benefits of learning and playing chess. Thank you, Team Captains! They encouraged their teams always to follow the spirit of the highest sportsmanship!
Also, a huge THANK YOU to the Akiyama Family (Kairi's parents) for valuable photography.
Young players learnt that the results of all games played by the team are added together to determine the overall match result. The kids, parents and captains relax a little during the lunch time. The kids were all there to learn, but also socialize and enjoy themselves.
We are all really proud of the heart and effort of all these kids! Thanks to all the parents and captains who support scholastic chess in Japan!
Hope to see you all at the next Japan Team Championship in 2024!
Write a comment