For too long we have let the fencers, the debaters and the hockey and rugby players dominate the headlines: we all know St. Conleth’s is really a chess school! Well, opening gambits have been played, and we have the first news of the season. First a general run-down on the season ahead from Principal Kilcommons and then a helpful Conlethian mother, June Fanning-Kieran gives her report:

The format of the chess leagues is different this year with each team doing a “cluster day” of matches against all the schools in their group rather than single school fixtures spaced over a long period of time. We will be hosting the “B” and “D” cluster days here in the school in the coming weeks. The “A” team are playing in the Talbot Hotel this Thursday. We have four teams with eight players on each team. There are some very young players on a couple of the teams but they will gain valuable experience and we are sure the proud Conlethian tradition of chess success will continue. T.K.

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The St Conleth’s C team had a super day out playing very competitive and close matches against St Catherine’s B, Líos na nÓg and Sandford Parish National School. It was the first time representing the school in a chess tournament for a few of the boys and they did really well. They all did the school proud, in their chess ability, sportsmanship and excellent behaviour. They finished up in third, beating Líos na nÓg by half a point in the 3th/4th place final match. Hopefully lots more chess tournaments to come! Alex Dooley, Joe Kelleher and Eli-John Kiernan also won medals for the joint best performance on the team with two wins each. J. F.-K.

Well done to all.

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