The Press Chess Inter-School Competitions, Years 1-6 and Years 7-8 sections

Lincoln Primary are our Year 1-6 Canterbury and South Island champions
Cobham and Cathedral Grammar share the Year 7-8 honours

The Press Chess Competition is an interschool chess tournament between teams of four players run in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Winning teams progress to the national final that is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.

Congratulations to Lincoln Primary, winners of the Year 1-6 section of the 2010 Press Chess Competition. Cathedral Grammar were second. Westburn Primary were third.

Congratulations to Cobham Intermediate, winners of the Year 7-8 section of the 2010 Press Chess Competition. Cathedral Grammar were second by the smallest of margins. Christchurch South were third.

The South Island championship was run as a separate event this year. Thanks to organiser Ken Pow and Ashburton Intermediate. Lincoln Primary won the Year 1-6 section with Cathedral Grammar second. Cathedral Grammar won the year 7-8 section with Cobham second, a reversal of the Press Chess result.

The New Zealand final is being hosted at Christchurch Boys' High School on the weekend of September 25/26 in the school holidays. Only one team per section from the Press Chess Competition has automatic entry to the final this year. Those teams are Lincoln Primary and Cobham Intermediate.

Results for the 2010 zone competitions are available on the results page.

For general queries about the competition, please contact Simon Ward.

Term 3 Competition Calendar
Week Date Level Host School Visiting Schools

3 Thursday
5 August 1-6 Halswell (2A/2B) Redwood (2A), Ilam(1A), Windsor (1A/2B), Lincoln (1A/1B),
Yaldhurst (1A/1B), Oaklands (1B), Hillview Christian (1B)

4 Monday morning
9 August 7-8 Medbury (1A/2B) St Joseph's Papanui (1A,1B), St Patrick's (1A), St Andrew's (1A,1B),
Our Lady of the Assumption (1A,1B), Hillview Christian (1A,1B)

4 Monday morning
9 August 7-8 ...also at Medbury Chisnallwood (2A), Heathcote Valley (1A), Westburn (1A),
Cathedral Grammar (2A)

4 Monday afternoon
9 August 1-6 Medbury (2A/3B) Westburn (1A/2B), Marshland (1A/1B), Burnside (1A),
West Eyreton (2B), Roydvale (2B), Russley (1B)

4 Wednesday
11 August 1-6 Fendalton (4A/4B) Waimairi (1A/1B), Cotswold (1A/1B), St Patrick's (1A),
Clarkville (1A/1B), Hurunui (1B)

4 Wednesday
11 August 7-8 Cobham (3A) Yaldhurst (2A,2B), Christchurch South (2A,1B), Heaton (1A,2B),
Casebrook (1A,2B), Rolleston (1A,1B)

4 Thursday
12 August 1-6 St Peter's (1A/4B) Mt Pleasant (2A/2B), Bromley (1A/2B), Heathcote Valley (1A),
Burwood (2B), Mairehau (1B), St Michael's (1A),
South New Brighton (1B)

4 Thursday
12 August 7-8 St Peters's (1B) Linwood Intermediate (2B), West Melton (1B), West Eyreton (1B)

4 Friday
13 August 1-6 Hampstead (2A) Longbeach (1A), Carew Peel Forest (1A/1B),
St Joseph's Ashburton (3B), Netherby (1B), Wakanui (1B)

5 Friday
20 August 1-6 St Mark's (2A/1B) Cathedral Grammar (2A), St Andrew's (1A/1B),
Our Lady of the Assumption (1A/1B), West Melton (2B),
Springston (1B)

5 Friday
20 August 7-8 St Mark's (2A) Lincoln (1A,1B), St Peter's (1A), Halswell (1A,1B),
Beckenham (1A,1B), Clarkville (2B), Hurunui (1B)

6 Tuesday
24 August 1-6 Cathedral Grammar The Press Chess Years 1-6 Finals

6 Wednesday
25 August 7-8 Cobham The Press Chess Years 7-8 Finals

Week	Date	Level	Host School	Visiting Schools
3	Thursday 5 August	1-6	Halswell (2A/2B)	Redwood (2A), Ilam(1A), Windsor (1A/2B), Lincoln (1A/1B), Yaldhurst (1A/1B), Oaklands (1B), Hillview Christian (1B)
4	Monday morning 9 August	7-8	Medbury (1A/2B)	St Joseph's Papanui (1A,1B), St Patrick's (1A), St Andrew's (1A,1B), Our Lady of the Assumption (1A,1B), Hillview Christian (1A,1B)
4	Monday morning 9 August	7-8	...also at Medbury	Chisnallwood (2A), Heathcote Valley (1A), Westburn (1A), Cathedral Grammar (2A)
4	Monday afternoon 9 August	1-6	Medbury (2A/3B)	Westburn (1A/2B), Marshland (1A/1B), Burnside (1A), West Eyreton (2B), Roydvale (2B), Russley (1B)
4	Wednesday 11 August	1-6	Fendalton (4A/4B)	Waimairi (1A/1B), Cotswold (1A/1B), St Patrick's (1A), Clarkville (1A/1B), Hurunui (1B)
4	Wednesday 11 August	7-8	Cobham (3A)	Yaldhurst (2A,2B), Christchurch South (2A,1B), Heaton (1A,2B), Casebrook (1A,2B), Rolleston (1A,1B)
4	Thursday 12 August	1-6	St Peter's (1A/4B)	Mt Pleasant (2A/2B), Bromley (1A/2B), Heathcote Valley (1A), Burwood (2B), Mairehau (1B), St Michael's (1A), South New Brighton (1B)
4	Thursday 12 August	7-8	St Peters's (1B)	Linwood Intermediate (2B), West Melton (1B), West Eyreton (1B)
4	Friday 13 August	1-6	Hampstead (2A)	Longbeach (1A), Carew Peel Forest (1A/1B), St Joseph's Ashburton (3B), Netherby (1B), Wakanui (1B)
5	Friday 20 August	1-6	St Mark's (2A/1B)	Cathedral Grammar (2A), St Andrew's (1A/1B), Our Lady of the Assumption (1A/1B), West Melton (2B), Springston (1B)
5	Friday 20 August	7-8	St Mark's (2A)	Lincoln (1A,1B), St Peter's (1A), Halswell (1A,1B), Beckenham (1A,1B), Clarkville (2B), Hurunui (1B)
6	Tuesday 24 August	1-6	Cathedral Grammar	The Press Chess Years 1-6 Finals
6	Wednesday 25 August	7-8	Cobham	The Press Chess Years 7-8 Finals