SHIRBURNIAN SENIOR SCHOOL
CHESS In spite of the pandemic, chess at Sherborne Qatar is going from strength to strength. Although pupils haven’t been able to enjoy the enrichment club or compete against other schools as in previous years, the online tournaments have come into their own. The three tournaments this academic year have attracted record numbers of players from the whole school community. Pupils, teachers, support staff and parents have battled it out amongst each other as the standard of chess has steadily improved. September saw the start of the first tournament with 40 players. Mr Kinlan and Mustapha Ghaly (Year 7) soon made their mark, with the wonderful Flo from support staff keeping her spirits high (as always!) in spite of some early setbacks. Less noteworthy was Mr Arts who, after some particularly poor play even by his standards, fell by the wayside early on. The closest match from the group stage was between Saaim
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