Pen Pineapple Tournament 2024
15 players from at least 10 schools participated in our Pen Pineapple scholastic tournament held by the Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club on August 17, 2024.
Congratulations to our 2024 Pen Pineapple Chess Tournament winners:
Class A: Kairi Akiyama with 5.5/5.0
Class A: Shota Yano with 3.5/5.0
Class A: Sui Okubo with 3.0/5.0
Class A: Fumi Kitahara with 3.0/5.0
Class B: Nicolo Rio Ciuchiwith 4.0/5.0
Class B: Yuta Yano with 4.0/5.0
Class B: Yuzuru Sugimoto with 4.0/5.0
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, Santiago C ., and Joan S., Senior Instructor, 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.
Also, thank you for being the best photographer, Hiroko A., Kairi's mom, in our chess community! It was a huge help and much appreciated. 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 in October for the Halloween Tournament.
