The Fourth Merthyr Tydfil Chess Championship was held in The Dowlais Community Centre on Tuesday 27 June. Children from eight local Primary Schools from took part in the event, which was organised by The Stephens and George Centenary Charitable Trust and supported by Chess in Schools and Communities and other funding bodies.
St Mary’s RC Primary School were the winning School, with Cyfarthfa netting second and Gwaunfarren Primary School third.
The chess sets and boards, and chess tournament expertise was provided by The Welsh Chess Union.
The winning school: St Mary’s RC Primary School
The four highest-scoring players
Medals for players with four wins out of five
Medals for players high-scoring players
Medals for players high-scoring players