Well, it’s all over for another year. What a wonderful event – to have 278 players leave on such a high after 2 days of solid chess. We really do love seeing how much the kids get out of the coaching, the interaction with players from all over the country (and NZ).

I guess the results are important as well, everyone likes to know who won!

Girls Only

1st – Doncaster Gardens Primary (Vic); 2nd – Curtin Primary (ACT); 3rd – Blackburn Primary (Vic)

Primary

1st – Deepdene Primary (Vic); 2nd – Milford Primary (NZ); 3rd – Spensley St Primary (Vic)

Middle-Years

1st – Somerville Intermediate (NZ); 2nd – Mazenod (Vic); 3rd – Scotch College (Vic) by the closest of margins. Mazenod and Scotch were equal on score and on the primary countback method! We had to fall back on the sum of bucholz which pushed Mazenod into 2nd by 147 to 142.5… very close!

Open Secondary

1st – Brighton Grammar; 2nd – Melbourne High; 3rd – Ivanhoe Grammar

FULL RESULTS

Photos from the event (more to follow)

Victorian teams are leading at the half-way mark of the National Finals. In the Primary event it looks to be a 4-way battle between Deepdene and Spensley St (14 points) and Milford (NZ) and Waverley Christian College (13 points).  Scotch College, Brighton Grammar and Doncaster Gardens are leading the Middle-Years, Open Secondary and Girls only respectively.

See photos from Day 1.

Live results are available from Tornelo.

If you’re keen to know what’s going on at the Chess Interschool National Finals next Monday and Tuesday you have two options:

1. Come and visit us at Monash University, Clayton Campus (upstairs in the Campus Centre). DOWNLOAD a map.

2. Keep up to date with results – LIVE online.