Head's Newsletter 21 October 2022

TIFFIN CHESS Comes First

The Tiffin chess team has enjoyed more success in the National School Online League with the A team winning the 3rd round and for a second time in total. The A team finished with 51 points - 4 points clear of first and so far, the biggest win margin of any rounds. The B team has also maintained their position in division 1 after promotion in week 2. Congratulations to three year 7 newcomers (Farrell Foo, Ayan Singh and Felix New) who were drafted into the team after impressive performances in the year 7 try out tournament.

The Ivan Gromov League started on the 29th of October. Tiffin entered three teams and after two rounds, the A team are currently placed 4th out of 32 teams. Next month, Tiffin chess will see through one of the most important parts of the year. 6 teams will compete at 3 - 4 tournaments to earn qualification for the National School Chess Challenge and 2 junior teams will compete for Junior Team Chess Challenge qualification. In addition to this, Tiffin has been invited to an international online tournament and looks forward to participating for the first time. On an individual note, congratulations to Isaac Lam for his qualification into the Terafinals of the UK Chess Challenge. Isaac achieved this by finishing 3rd out of 8000 U15 participants. We wish Isaac good luck for the Terafinals!