League fixtures for the 2nd term

I have received the league fixtures for the second term:
(We actually played our first match on Friday. I just did not have time to post it (the fixtures) here yet!)

Date (2016)	Teams playing	Home / Away game	Opponents
Fr. 8 April	All teams	Home	Bye
Fr. 15 April	Under 13	Home	Fanie Theron
Fr. 22 April	Under 13	Away	Bell Park Prim
Fr. 6 May	Under 13 and Girls	Home	Bottelary Prim
Fr. 13 May	Under 11 and Girls	Away	Cavalleria Prim
Fr. 20 May	Under 13	Away	Cavalleria Prim

Results so far:

The match against Fanie Theron was postponed until tomorrow. Will keep you posted

Friday's match against Bellpark, our under 13 team WON!

News from WP Schools Chess:
Joshua Muir got invited to play for the WP Schools Chess team in the Western Cape tournament, taking place at Caledon, Overberg!  CONGRATULATIONS Joshua, we are all very proud of you and wish you the best of luck.

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Article: Using chess to teach life skills

Good afternoon everyone!

I recently came across this article, and would like to share it here.

It is about a chess Grandmaster, Maurice Ashley, who gave a lecture at an university of New York, and how the author of the article, who attended this lecture, applied the life skills he was taught through the game, on his personal life.

I think we can all learn from this article.  G

Here is an excerpt from the article:

Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills

"My most profound lesson from learning the strategies and tactics of chess is the cognizance of the consequence of my actions. ... I learned that similar to finding every possible convergent square on the chess board, to think through all available options I have when faced with a problem or decision and to consider what may be the result of my actions."

Inspiring Others Through Chess Success

Ashley sees his accomplishments as a way of inspiring others, particularly those who come from similar beginnings. And he's encouraging everyone to follow their dreams, no matter how non-traditional. His focus, however, remains on teaching.

"Everyone should introduce their children to the game of chess," he says. "It's an inexpensive way of teaching your children lifelong skills that they will use for the rest of their lives."

I can testify to that. Ten years after my chess class with Maurice Ashley, I'm still putting to use the lessons he taught me. These sentiments, in another excerpt from my Thinking Chess essay, rings true today in my role as a journalist:

"The most pertinent strategy from chess that I can immediately apply to my profession is the concept of loyalty that surrounds protecting/securing the king. ... One must utilize the full army of pawns, bishops, knights, rooks and the powerful queen to destroy enemies and safeguard the mighty king. As a journalist, my immediate loyalties are to the company for which I work, my sources, my contemporaries, the ethics of my profession and myself in upholding integrity."

Read the whole article, by clicking here on this link.

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