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McK Chess Grand Prix (Main Campus)

The Rapid Knockout event of the 2022 McK Chess Grand Prix (Main Campus) finished on Friday 25 March where players from across the three divisions: Master (highest), Challenger and Qualifier (lowest) fought for the top prize(s) as well as valuable Grand Prix points for the season. 

Congratulations to the following placegetters in the Rapid K.O. Event:

  • Master Division: Timothy Nicolaides 10J (winner), Aryan Jayanty 11F (runner-up)
  • Challenger Division: Luka Dodos 7I (winner & promotion to Master Div for Event 3)
  • Qualifier Division: Shani Rose 12K (winner & promotion to Challenger Div)
Timothy Nicolaides
Aryan Jayanty
Luka Dodos
Shani Rose
Timothy Nicolaides
Aryan Jayanty
Luka Dodos
Shani Rose

 

See the official website for the full results, photos and latest updates. 

 

McK Chess Grand Prix (East Campus)

Attention all chess enthusiasts in Years 8 and 9! The 2022 McK Chess Grand Prix is coming to the East Campus in Term 2. To enter, please fill out the registration form CLICK HERE. Entry closes on FRIDAY 8 April (last day of Term 1). Only limited places are available, so be quick or risk missing out on the fun, excitement, and great prizes.

 

McK Chess Rating (APR 2022 update)

The recent Chess Grand Prix events have led to some noticeable changes in the McK Chess Rating list. Many new players have now earned an official rating, while most titled players continued their dominance at the top. As of April 2022, the Top 10 McK rated players are (player’s titles are in brackets):

  1. Timothy Nicolaides 10J - 1283 (BP)
  2. Anthony Duong 11D - 1252 (RK)
  3. Aryan Jayanty 11F - 1212 (PN)
  4. Gregory Wen 11M - 1165 (BP)
  5. Alex Nguyen 11I - 1135 (PN)
  6. Jonathan Kui 10G - 1130 (PN)
  7. Aaron McCann 12H - 1078
  8. Zac Sidley 12L - 1076
  9. Peter Nguyen 11I - 1075
  10. Sam Potter 12J - 1064 (PN)

For the full details, click here. 

 

All students who have played in any tournament organized by the McK Chess Club in the past will be in the McK Chess Rating database. Rating is used for competition seeding, school team’s selection, as well as determining player’s titles. 

 

Sandy Law

McK Chess Club

22 - PHILLIP ISLAND 

Before we left, I was feeling kind of nervous but I was also very excited to meet new people in our cabins and activity groups.

 

Everyone arrived at school to gather in the hall. Mountains of sleeping bags, all the colours of the rainbow: green, blue, purple and even glitter, were spread across the polished wooden floor. 

 

The bus journey was long, well, maybe only for me. I saw a couple of groups playing UNO, some students randomly sang, while others were sleeping.  

 

I have had some bad experiences in camps and cabins. So I was pleasantly surprised, when I found the bunk beds and pool to be sparkling clean. The meals were not to my complete liking, but the best one was definitely the dinner on Day 2. I love chicken schnitzel and fries!

 

More highlights included the talent show, which was amazing. Every performer did a great job, even those who were just up there laughing. We also experienced the giant swing, which I was too afraid to try, but I was satisfied to watch others pull the rope to dislodge and freefall from an 18 metre height. 

My favourite activity to witness was surfing lessons. I enjoyed hanging around the beautiful beach, feeling the cool water running over our toes and picking up beautiful seashells. We even used our hands to draw “MCK Y7 CAMP 2022” on the sand along with some cute characters!

Overall, it was such a great experience to start off Year 7.  We got to make some new friends and create more memories with familiar ones. Everyone cooperated well, and everyone enjoyed it a lot.  I can’t wait for the next camp!

Honorary Leung
Honorary Leung

Honorary Leung

Year 7 Student