On December 5th, from 1:30-3:30 PM EST, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted its 5th “Beyond The Chess Tournament for AYLUS” to promote youth volunteer community services while defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. Tournaments on chess.com are open to all ages to have fun and test their skills by playing chess against others.
With the tournament about to start, more than 30 people joined the club to compete in this week’s tournament, including players all the way from China! Before the tournament started, there was an informational meeting held on zoom to discuss the rules about the tournament and to introduce AYLUS to the participants that are not familiar with the organization, along with mentioning how to donate to help the community.
The tournament started at 2:00 PM EST with many participants, in an 1 hour arena style tournament. Intense games were played, with many close games. With just about ¼ of the time left of the arena, “Fluffy_Unicorns” was already in front of the field with no losses. When the tournament was over, “Fluffy_Unicorns” pulled ahead and won the tournament with an astonishing 14 points (4 wins, 0 loss, 1 draw). Closely following was “Wallaby57” with 3 wins, 1 loss, and no draws along with “linongyan” in third with 2 wins and 1 draw. Everyone had fun during this tournament and got the chance to play against a variety of different opponents with different skill levels.
The next tournament is on Saturday, January 2nd, from 2 to 3 PM EST. The time control will remain the same (G10+5) and everyone is welcome. All ages can come and compete with their skills and have fun playing games of chess!
Volunteers: Sarah Yan (2 hours), Erick Yan (2 hours)
