Berbice Inter School Chess ChampionshipVryman’s Erven Secondary wins 8th edition, Siparuta and Orealla impressNew Amsterdam Secondary sweeps individual category

Apr 14, 2019 Sports

Kingsly Hudson (at right) Senior Councillor, Siparuta Village Council, presents trophy to winning school team Vryman’s Erven Secondary School.

Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) claimed the team category top prize, while New Amsterdam Multilateral School (NAMS) swept the first three places in the Individual Category, at the eighth edition of the Berbice Interschool Chess Championship. However it was the performance of the Indigenous students representing Siparuta Primary School and Orealla Primary Top (Secondary Department) who virtually stole the show by carting off the second and third place prizes respectively in the team category.
The competition which was organised by the Berbice Chess Association (BCA) was played at the St. Aloysius Primary School in New Amsterdam. Both primary and secondary schools participated in the competition which saw some 46 students from eleven schools participating.
Siparuta Primary School which participated in the competition for the first time emulated the performance of eventual winner VESS, who during their debut year in the third edition in 2012 had also placed second.

Steve Leung (at right),Vice President of Berbice Chess Association, presents trophy second place winning team, Siparuta Primary School.

The results for the day saw the Vryman’s Erven Secondary

School team which was made up of Jared True, Orandie Profit, Iffenildo Dejonge and Cafu Taylor winning.
In second position was Siparuta Primary School which comprised of Ryan Ron Hudson, Avinash Vickesh Morris, Brendon Zavish Williams and Regelio Brinsley Wong. Third place Orealla Primary Top (Secondary Department) was represented by Vivian Felix, Josh Peneux, Amelia Wong and Kavin Andrews
The individual category which saw the NAMS student taking the top three positions was won by Murphy Bagot with Rolston Semple placing second and Lleyton Persaud third. The competition was played on the Swiss System Format.
This year’s Berbice Interschool Chess Championship was co-ordinated by President of the BCA, Krishnanand Raghunandan. The competition was directed by Steve Leung, along with Dane Grimmond,

Murphy Bagot (at left) of New Amsterdam Secondary School (Multi) receives his first prize, Individual Category, from Ms Georgia Howton, Science Teacher at Orealla Primary Top.

Vice President and Treasurer of the BCA.
All the trophies, meals, and travelling expenses for students and teachers were facilitated by the Department of Education, Region Six.
According to President Raghunandan, the BCA is expressing its gratitude and appreciation for the vital support and contribution provided by the Department of Education, Region Six, towards the staging of the Championship.

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