SCHOOL NEWS

INTER-SCHOOL CHESS ZONAL TOURNAMENT (TERM THREE)

On Thursday 8 August, the McKinnon Chess Team travelled to Marcellin College in Bulleen to compete in the Chess Victoria Secondary School Open Zonal tournament for Term 3. 

Despite strong opposition from the other schools, the McKinnon squad of Tim Nicolaides (12K), Jonathan Kui (12H), Howie Nguyen (11M), Aaron Todes (10P), Nathan Wen (8C), Alex Do (10D), Stanley Luo (10J), Rohan Baker (11A), Ben Green (12E) and Vibhan Jivanjee (10G) scored a combined 46 points on the day with 41 wins, 10 draws and 19 losses in 70 games. This result puts the McKinnon Team 1 into 2nd place overall (amongst 28 teams) at this event.

There were also some brilliant individual results from Stanley Luo (5th overall amongst 144 competitors), Aaron Todes (7th overall), Tim Nicolaides (9th overall), Alex Do (11th overall), Rohan Baker (17th overall). Well done!

The McKinnon team will play in the Victorian Secondary School Chess State Final in Term 4.

MCK CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 UPDATE

The most prestigious chess tournament at McKinnon is now down to the last four! King Class players and last year’s finalists: Steve Le (12I) and Timothy Nicolaides (12K) will be joined by the next generation of McKinnon chess elites: Aaron Todes (10P) and Nathan Wen (8C) in the upcoming knockout semi-finals.

Over the next couple of weeks, the McK Chess Club Champion of 2024 will be crowned. To follow the event, visit https://sites.google.com/mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/mckchesschamp2024  or come to B04 at the McKinnon Rd Campus during match time (check the website for details).

MCK CHESS RATING & PLAYER TITLES (AUG 2024)

Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded a new McK Chess Player title:

• Stanley Luo (10J), Rook Class Player Title & badge
• Rohan Baker (11A), Bishop Class Player Title & badge
• Ben Green (12E), Bishop Class Player Title & badge

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. As of 16 August 2024, the top 10 rated players at McKinnon are:

1. Steve Le 12I (1534)
2. Timothy Nicolaides 12K (1520) 
3. Jonathan Kui 12H (1427) 
4. Aaron Todes 10P (1426)
5. Howie Nguyen 11M (1358)
6. Stanley Luo 10J (1344)
7. Nathan Wen 8C (1335)
8. Alex Do 10D (1310)
9. Rohan Baker 11A (1194)
10. Ben Green 12E (1180)

To see all the McK rated players: click here. 

Sandy Law

McK Chess Club