Teachers in Charge
College: Mr Ed Waddington
Prep School: Mr Jonn Nicholson
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Throughout the year
Formerly the Chess Club, the Scots College Academy of Games has aimed to extend the students' knowledge of games of particular brilliance and longevity that sit well beside chess. We have attempted to foster the growth of 3 other games in particular Chinese Chess (Xiangqi), Shogi (Japanese Chess) and the ancient and truly sublime board game Go (aka Weiqi or Baduk). Many students have played thesegames growing up and it is fantastic to tap into their skill and knowledge. Chess is by far the best known of these games and thus is still number one. The giant chess set is also very popular when it is out.
Recent Chess News and Announcements
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Cathedral Grammar School: a great time at Scots College
The 44 Year 6 - 8 boys who have travelled to Scots College for the annual winter fixture, now in its 51st year, have enjoyed a great day of sports under a cloudless sky in sunny Wellington today. All...
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Chess Tournament vs Cathedral Grammar
Prep School Top 4 vs Cathedral Grammar The long awaited tournament between Scots and Cathedral Grammar took place on our own turf. Hansaka Ranaweera captained the team against a strong...
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Plimmer 2.5 (8th) Uttley 3.5 (7th) Mawson 4 (6th) Aitken 7 (5th) Mackenzie 8 (3rd=) Smith 8 (3rd=) (that's not a typo) Ferguson 9 (2nd) (I wish that were a typo) Glasgow 14 (1st) (maximum possible...
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Round 1: A1.5 U 0.5F 2 S 0G 2 P 0M 2 Mn 0 Round 2: S 2 A 0P 1 U 1F 2 Mn 0G 2 M 0 Standings 8 Mn 07 P 15= U 1.55= A 1.53= S 23= M 21= G 41= F 4 Next round A v PS v MnU v MF v G SEW
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Senior Chess 2010 - seventh round digest
Previously: M 10 F 10 G 7 Mn 7 A 5 P 4.5 U 3 S 1.5 With A v F, G v Mn, M v P, U v S to play So I guess the competition is all drawn. Fergusson won't drop a game to Aitken, nor would...
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Senior Chess 2010 - sixth round digest
If I may jog your memories, provided memories are not jogged too much already this week.Round 5 ended:F 10; M 8; G 6; Mn 5; A 4; U 3; P 2.5; S 1.5The big crowd-puller was of course MvF where...
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Senior Chess - 5th Round Digest
From last week's cliffhanger:Can Fergusson hold the momentum? What will OPC mean for week 6, it could be anybodys round? Are Aitken really even with Mawson?So at the end of round 4.F 8M 6G 5Mn 4A 4U...
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Last placed Plimmer protest whilst Ferguson forge ahead! To jog your memories, round 3 ended with these placings F 6M 5, G 5Mn 3A 2.5S 1U 1P 0.5 Thus there were 3 houses firmly in the running for...
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Welcome from the G4 chess arena in the aftermath of an unbelievable second round yesterday. The desks still have not re-found their proper places and there's pawn all over the room. Round 1 Round 1...