Hai Duong City won first place in the fast chess and standard chess competitions at the secondary school level.
On the afternoon of January 26, at the Provincial Sports Gymnasium, the Department of Education and Training closed the Provincial Primary and Secondary School Chess Tournament for the 2023-2024 school year within the framework of the 2024 Hai Duong Province Phu Dong Sports Festival.
As a result, in the primary school rapid chess category, Cam Giang district ranked first overall; Hai Duong city, Tu Ky district ranked second; Kim Thanh, Nam Sach, and Ninh Giang districts ranked third overall.
In the rapid chess content at the secondary school level, Hai Duong city ranked first overall; Tu Ky and Gia Loc districts ranked second; Nam Sach and Kim Thanh districts and Chi Linh city ranked third overall.
In the primary school standard chess competition, Ninh Giang district ranked first; Hai Duong city and Tu Ky district ranked second; Nam Sach, Kim Thanh, and Cam Giang districts ranked third.
In the content of the standard chess competition at the secondary school level, Hai Duong city ranked first; Tu Ky and Ninh Giang districts ranked second; Nam Sach and Kim Thanh districts and Chi Linh city ranked third.
In the individual tournaments for rapid chess and standard chess, the Organizing Committee awarded 36 gold medals, 72 silver medals, 108 bronze medals and 216 consolation prizes.
The tournament took place from January 23-26, attracting nearly 650 students from grades 1-9 of primary and secondary schools from teams of 12 districts, towns and cities. The tournament had the largest number of students participating ever.
The provincial chess tournament for primary and secondary school students is an annual tournament that has become increasingly popular and attracted a large number of players. The tournament not only creates a useful playground for students but also contributes to promoting the chess movement inside and outside the school. This is an opportunity to select excellent players to form a team to compete in the National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024.
THE ANH