Saturday 12 October 2013

UTP Invitational Chess Tournament 2013

UTP Invitational Chess Tournament 2013

Thenmalar Rajoo, Foundation 2nd Sem, PG



UTP Chess Dragon had successfully organised the UTP Invitational Chess Tournament 2013 that began on the 27th and ended on the 29th of September this year. The three days tournament was sponsored by the Co-curriculum unit and was held in the Main Hall.
 
The first day started off with registration of the competitors, followed by rounds one and two. Rounds three, four and five were played on Saturday. The final two rounds and the closing ceremony were held on Sunday.
Mr. Abdul Rahman Mohammad Amin was invited as the Officiator of the closing ceremony for the tournament. Project Director of the tournament, Mr Wong Hoong Wei said “The main objectives of organising this tournament are to provide a chance to young potential players, produce healthy sports and to improvise the players’ skills to compete at higher levels.”
The participants of this tournament were categorised into three categories; the female category, IPT category and school category. The female category had two teams and there were six teams under the school category. A total of six teams participated in the IPT category. Representing UTP were UTP Knight, UTP Phoenix and UTP Dragon. Each team comprised of four players and each round consisted of three hours.

Prizes were given to the champion, first runner up, second runner up, as well as the fourth and fifth place winners. Special titles like Best Sport, Best IPT, Best School and Best Female Player were awarded to outstanding competitors.

In addition, members of the club even took an initiative by selling food and beverages during the tournament to raise funds.

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