A bit of fun this morning with Chess Kids Superstar, IM James Morris, launching the National Interschool Chess Championships by playing a blindfold game against Cr. Ken Ong on a giant chess set in Swanston St, Melbourne City. The game drew quite a crowd with applause and cheers during the game for well played moves!

The game was played to launch the event starting on Monday, with 250 players flying in from every state in Australia (and New Zealand) this weekend.

It was James’ first public blindfold game and Cr. Ong turned out to be a tougher challenge than expected. Well done Cr. Ong!

To see the game