Fun and learning at Diepsloot chess tournament:
Puleedi Seema, Prince Ngotshane, Marumo Sekgobe, Tshiamo Segobela from Musengavhadzimu Primary Photo: Tsogo Sun
One hundred learners from five Diepsloot primary schools pitted their flourishing chess skills against each other at Muzomuhle Primary School, in their annual Tsogo Sun Moves for Life chess tournament sponsored by Montecasino.
The Tsogo Sun Moves for Life chess programme operates nationally in 49 schools with 18 807 participating learners, 504 educators, and 16 tutors from local communities, and is sponsored by seven of Tsogo Sun’s casinos. The programme in Diepsloot is sponsored by Montecasino and accommodates 3 797 learners from five local primary schools.
The Tsogo Sun programme promotes education through chess, as an intervention to unlock cognitive potential. Says Mike Page, GM of Montecasino, “This valuable chess programme is helping to make the learning of maths, science, and life skills concepts fun and exciting. Montecasino has been supporting Tsogo Sun Moves for Life in Diepsloot for four years, and we have been impressed at the enthusiasm and hard work put in by the learners, participating teachers, and the school principals.”
Last year, two Grade 5 girls from Diepsloot, who only started playing chess through the chess programme in 2015, made such excellent progress that they were selected to be part of the Johannesburg Metro Chess Union team at the SA Junior Chess Championship in Boksburg in December.
In the tournament, the top three schools were Musengavhadzimu Primary in first place, Reshomile Primary in second place and Diepsloot 4 & Muzomuhle tied in third place. The top gold medal winners in the individual competition were Prince Ngotshane -Musengavhadzimu, Puleedi Seema- Musengavhadzimu, Marumo Sekgobe -Musengavhadzimu, Tshiamo Segobela -Musengavhadzimu, Brian Dube-Reshomile Primary, Aaron Booi-Reshomile Primary, Simphiwe Mswi-Reshomile Primary and Mgomezulu-Diepsloot 4
Says Shanda Paine, Tsogo Sun Group CSI Manager, “The learner tournaments, which are hosted by our sponsoring casinos around the country, provide a platform for learners to play in a rated tournament, which increases the number of tournaments they have played in the year, and could enable some of them to represent their region. At the same time, the tournaments also give the learners an excellent opportunity to improve their competitive chess skills, to interact with chess players from other schools, to learn valuable lessons in good sportsmanship, concentration, and patience, and mostly, to have a fun day filled with new experiences and many treats.”
She adds, “The Tsogo Sun Moves for Life programme intentionally links chess principles to life skills, and mathematics, and it’s working towards impacting the improvement of the educational performance of as many children as possible, by unlocking their full mental and social capabilities.”
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