View Road School was the winner of the Super 14 Interschool Chess tournament held at Waiuku Primary School on 24 March. They scored 20.5 points to win convincingly from Opaheke School, who just pipped the hosts Waiuku Primary for silver medals. Final scores:

View Road School 20.5

Opaheke Primary 16.5

Waiuku Primary (A) 16

Waiuku Primary (B) 9.5

Opaheke Intermediate 6

Pukehohe Intermediate 5.5

Waiuku Intermediate 4.5

On the North Shore later that week Milford Primary School sent a warning that they are keen to defend their position as New Zealand’s top Primary School with an outstanding display in the North Shore Zone.  Winston Yao, Crystal Zhu, William Zhang and Martin Zhu all managed a perfect 7/7 as they won convincingly from Northcote Intermediate and Whangaparaoa College.

Chris Depasquale gives a simul at North Shore

Although they could not improve their team score on the day, the kids know they still have much to learn, as was evidenced when none of them could beat me in a simultaneous chess exhibition I gave in the lunch break.