BLOGGING FROM MERSING, JOHOR

This should be the end of the 3D2N stay in Mersing for the State Level Chess Competition 2023.

It has been a fun-filled time meeting old friends again, especially during the in-between games gastronomic adventures and meeting an ex-student as well, twice.

Hopefully I could still be with the Johir Bahru Chess Team again next year, if I am invited.

THE DISTRICT LEVEL CHESS COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2022

The last time we had face-to-face chess competition was in 2020, just a month before C19 was declared a pandemic and all social activities were prohibited. Last year, the competition was done online. After 2 years, we now had the district level competition for Johor Bahru secondary schools running again at SMK Mohd. Khalid, from 27th - 28th July 2022.

Other than managing the competition, we got to meet old friends and ex-students too.

SMK Dato' Jaafar sent 8 participants for the two categories and someone from the Under 15 group managed to secure the 10th position.

Two days of hard work and now it would be the state level which will be held next month in Segamat.

JOHOR SCHOOLS STATE LEVEL CHESS COMPETITION 2020 - DAY 3

[CONTINUATION OF THE REPORT FROM DAY 1 AND 2]

A brief pictorial report on Johor School State Level Chess Competition 2020 held at SM Agama Maahad Muar from 20th - 22nd February 2020.

D A Y   3
22th FEBRUARY 2020

MATCHES ROUND 6 - 7

It was finally the last day of the competition for the last two rounds before the winners would be announced.

JB's under 12 boys

JB's under 12 girls

JB's under 15 girls players

JB's under 19 girls players

I could not get everyone to be photographed for the category sections as everyone seemed to be all over the place and I must have got tired already. I could not even get the group photo of the teachers this time. 😔

Then it was the time everybody was waiting for: the prize-giving ceremony.

Johor Bahru team was crowned the overall champion for the Johor State Level Competition 2020.

Congratulations to everybody who had made it possible for the trophy to return home to Johor Bahru district again after many years.

Until we meet again next year.

"Life is a kind of chess, with struggle,
competition, good and ill events."
~ Benjamin Franklin ~

JOHOR SCHOOLS STATE LEVEL CHESS COMPETITION 2020 - DAY 1 AND 2

A brief pictorial report on Johor School State Level Chess Competition 2020 held at SM Agama Maahad Muar from 20th - 22nd February 2020.

D A Y   1
20th FEBRUARY 2020

MATCHES ROUND 1 - 2

D A Y   2

21st FEBRUARY 2020

MATCHES ROUND 3 - 5

the accommodation for the boys' team and male teachers

the waiting and resting area

killing two birds

SM Agama Maahad Muar had been the host of the same competition many, many years ago. This should be my second time coming here for the event at state level.

TO BE CONTINUED IN DAY 3's POST