Chesslife would like to invite all students from the Campbelltown district, their parents and chess-lovers to celebrate the fantastic performance of the area’s teams in the 2016 Interschool Chess Championships (ICC).

The ICCs are run every year for schools across the country to earn the right to compete in the national finals. In South Australia, Scott Creek Primary School, St Catherine’s Primary School and Nairne Primary School from the Adelaide Hills division have already qualified for the state finals in September held at Prince Alfred College

Since 2014, the Campbelltown Library Chess Club has been allowed to enter teams in the Championship thanks to a generous committee of the South Australian Junior Chess League.

This has allowed players whose schools did not have a chess club or who were excluded due to their age from participating to have the chance to play in a tournament and be part of chess in South Australia. The Campbelltown Council has been supportive of this initiative from the beginning.

Since then schools such as East Marden Primary School have seen the potential of chess and gotten ‘on board’ by starting their own clubs. Not only did they start participating last year, they also won the C Grade title at the State finals! Seeing more schools come on board is great news for chess in South Australia.

As the Championship draws to a close in 2016 Chesslife would like to once again thank the Campbelltown Council, without whom hundreds of budding young players would be without a club. They have been supporting the chess club at the library and the team entry fees into the Interschool Championship.

We therefore extend an invitation to all participants in the tournament and the Campbelltown area to attend our event, Chess In The Park.

Trophies sponsored by Member for Hartley Vincent Tarzia will be presented to the most improved players and a free sausage sizzle sponsored by the Morialta Rotary Club will be provided as they did last year.

Well done to all participants in the Interschool Chess Championship this year, especially those who played for the Chesslife Campbelltown Clubs and the teams in the Adelaide Hills!

See you all at the celebration!