The Chess Club in St.Lawrence Migyera

 

Daring ideas are like chess men moved forward. They may be beaten but they may start a winning game. Some of St. Lawrence chess players.

Chess is a board game of strategic skills, played by two players who move their 16 pieces according to the specific rules; the objective is to the opponent king under direct attack leading to checkmate.

The game is played by two players, on a chess board. A chess board is a square board divided into sixty four alternating dark and light squares.
Chess is not a new board game in Uganda as it is in St.Lawrence Migyera where it was introduced by Tim Cusack in June 2013.
The game was introduced to a beginner’s class of twenty six learners and four teachers but the club is getting new entrants each new day. The participants are highly increasing by 5%.

The chess club is one of the new and fast going clubs in the school with over forty participating learners. The membership is free and open to all classes of learners in the school.
The chess players are guided by four teachers namely Christopher,Saidi,Ronald and John who help and guide the learners. Club members meet every Wednesday and Friday.

The introduction of chess has rilly boasted the board game activities in the school with chess being the most yearned for.
For the short period that the chess training has been going on, it has boosted the games and sports department in the school.
It has also promoted the strategic thinking and team work among learners and the entire staff.
The number of participating members is growing day by day indicating that the learners are interested in the game.

The community of St. Lawrence appreciates the contribution and effort of Tim Cusack and Change a life at large who have made it to develop chess game in the school.

Lilian Nabanjala
FIELD OFFICER,
SPONSORSHIP CALU