Yes, maybe it was just the shine off the trophies, but our little chicks did seem awfully impressed by our returning chess teams.  Mr. Kilcommons, himself, give us the details.

All four chess teams competed in the Leinster School League Finals in St. Catherine’s Sports Centre, Marrowbone Lane on Monday 11th. Three parents travelled with the team as well as Mr. Kilcommons, with each assigned a team. Rafa De La Cruz gave a rousing motivational speech to the players on the road. It had the desired effect with all teams performing brilliantly.

Every one of the 32 players notched at least one victory from 5 matches. Patrick Coleman and Alex Dooley won individual prizes for remaining unbeaten throughout the day, a perfect five out of five. Declan De La Cruz Boylan is also worthy of mention with a score of 4.5 in the dizzy heights of Division 1- a great performance. Our “B” side also bagged a team prize, an 8-0 whitewash in their last fixture catapulting them up to 3rd place and a podium finish. We were one of only two schools to enter the maximum amount of teams- 4, so a gold medal for participation. The players will turn their finely tuned chess minds on each other later in the year for the annual in-house chess cup.