Several of Union High School’s chess players participated in the ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ in Graaff-Reinet on Saturday, 11 April, competing in a strong and competitive field.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
Union High Schoolโs players performed exceptionally well, achieving the following results:
U12 Girls: Zanke Bellingan โ 2nd Place (Silver Medal)
U14 Boys: Matthew Jacobs โ 12th Place
U16 Boys: Caron Goliath โ 1st Place (Gold Medal); Mason Knoesen โ 11th Place
U18 Girls: Gerda Clarke โ 1st Place (Gold Medal)
U18 Boys: Konke Gawula โ 9th Place
Overall, the trials highlighted the strength and talent of chess players in the district. Union High School can be incredibly proud of its learners for their impressive performances and commitment.