Fatima chessists make sweep

Fatima College chess teams have re-established the school’s dominance of the discipline after finishing one-two after five rounds of fierce competition in the RBTT National Secondary Schools’ Chess Championship.

The Fatima “A” team of National Junior Champion Sean Perryman, Imran Hosein, Marcus Joseph and Anthony Gellineau finished with a perfect 20 points. They were followed by Holy Cross College who beat Queen’s Royal College in a tie-break for second place. The competition organised by the Junior Chess Federation featured eleven teams comprising Fatima College, Queen’s Royal College, Holy Cross College, Bishop Anstey, ASJA Boys, St Anthony’s College and hosts Trinity College East. Fatima swept the individual prizes as Perryman, Hosein and Joseph finished  on perfect five points and second placed “B” team member Duane Dean ended on four points.

The Chess Federation thanked sponsors RBTT for their support and Trinity East for hosting the event and all others that made the event possible. Next on the Federation’s agenda are the Junior Chess Federation Open Tournaments for Under-10, 12, 14 and 16 players to be held on May 18, 24 and June 7 and the National Primary Schools’ Team Championship to be held on May 31. Interested individuals or schools may contact Donna at 632-6555.