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RBTT BANK
BOOSTS SCHOOLS CHESS CHAMPS
RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited
on Tuesday, handed over a cheque in the sum of $224,000 to the Jamaica
Chess Federation (JCF), as sponsorship for the 2005/2006 National Schools
Chess Championship.
Mrs. Antoinette Reid-Walcott, RBTT Bank Regional Manager, who made the
presentation, praised the JCF for its continued success in staging the
Championship, which is now in its 31st year.
The Championship was first staged in 1975, when it was sponsored by Workers
Savings and Loans Bank and contested by Wolmers Boys, Kingston College,
Calabar High, St. Georges College, Meadowbrook High, Cornwall College
and St. Jago High. The current championship is being contested by 39 teams
from across the island.
Vice President of the JCF, Peter Myers, in accepting the sponsorship cheque,
indicated that this years championship is the biggest chess tournament
in Jamaicas history, not only in terms of sponsorship package, but also
the number of contestants. With each team consisting of at least 4 members
plus 2 reserves, there are at least 234 students involved.
Myers added that the sponsorship package would allow the JCF to institute
certain prizes that were on the books for some time. The most innovative
of these is the incentives that will be offered to members of the top
two teams who maintain an average above 70% in their studies during the
2005/2006 academic year.
When questioned as to why such a high average, Myers indicated that most
school chess players have averages above 70%, so it is really a matter
of giving an additional rewarding to those players whose teams finish
either first or second in the Championship.
The Championship continues on January 07, 2006, when all third place teams
from the preliminary round, will battle each other for places in the next
phase.
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