A team from Coláiste Gleann Lí has qualified for the All-Ireland Chess Finals.STUDENTS from Coláiste Gleann Lí recently enjoyed success at an inter-schools chess competition held at Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale.
Competing against 40 teams, one Coláiste Gleann Lí team finished joint first in the Major Champions section, securing qualification for the All-Ireland Chess Finals which will be held in Nenagh this May.
In the individual competition, Maryna Petrenko achieved an excellent second place finish out of 80 competitors, narrowly missing out on first place on a tie-break. She also qualifies for the All-Ireland Finals.
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Eleven schools took part in the competition, with each student playing six timed games.
Students representing the school were Iryna Petrenko, Danyslav Kachurenko, Konstiantyn Dievochkin, Ivan Kravchenko, Declan Peter Stokoe, Arsenii Soltysiuk, Maryna Petrenko and Mykhailo Katsai.
Mr. Charlie O’Doherty, Principal said that he was “extremely proud of the students’ success and the excellent manner in which they represented the school.”
