Santa & Grinch Tournament
The Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club's Santa & Grinch Tournament attracted 22 of the best scholastic players in the central Tokyo area. Deep thinkers attend this tournament from grades kindergarten up through 7th grade to compete against the strongest competition scholastic chess has to offer. Several students in Class A were one of talented youngsters rated over the 1000 mark in the National Chess Society of Japan .
Players have been rapidly improving since taking lessons in TBCC. Students in TBCC are being taught by the top chess trainers in the world. It is absolutely astounding that we have access to these talented coaches. A huge THANK YOU to our tournament director, CM Alex Averbukh, and our instructor, Daniel A., for running a tournament.
Congratulations to our 2022 Santa & Grinch Chess Tournament winners after tie-breaks:
Class A: Alan A. with 4.0/5.0
Class A: Eito N. with 3.5/5.0
Class A: Leo P. T. with 3.0/5.0
Class A: Natsuki T. with 3.0/5.0
Class A: Kairi A. with 3.0/5.0
Alan A. is the first-time champion in Class A. Congratulations, Alan!
Class B: Ian R with 4.0/5.0
Class B: Le N. D. with 4.0/5.0
Class B: Makito N. with 4.0/5.0
Several kindergarten players in Class B had never played in the tournament and performed really well with a spirit of sportsmanship. Most importantly, these little kids had a great time participating in this event for the first time.
All in all, it was a great experience for young players got a good opportunity to display their skills. It has assured us that chess is a game wherein children learn to be responsible for their actions.
Kids and teachers dressed up with the Santa & Grinch costumes. Saya K. (Again?!) dressed as the Dwarf won the best X'mas costume prize two times in a row from the Halloween! Who can beat her in the costume award of our tournaments!?
Thanks to all of the parents and kids to participate in the event. If you are serious about providing your children with the best preparatory opportunities for the upcoming country events, consider attending this event. Getting good at something is never really easy but reward for mastering it is priceless. The next big tournament will be the New Year 2023 Rice Cake Tournament. Try and you will see!
