St James Crowned Chess Champions!  

 

St James' chess team delivered an outstanding performance at the Queen's Gate Autumn Term Chess Tournament, hosted by Queen's Gate School, emerging as tournament champions without losing a single match. The team demonstrated excellent skill, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the competition. St Joseph's finished in second place, while Belleville Primary School secured third place. 

 

The tournament was a mixed-age-group event where some extremely vigorous matches were played between intent and focussed young chess players. Girls and boys aged six to ten battled each other on their chess boards in the spirit of the game. It was inspiring to see the ease with which all participants maintained the game’s discipline over the two-hour intense event, with no disputes.