Chess players from high schools across Winnipeg held a special tournament during spring break in support of peace in Ukraine.
It was all part of the Manitoba School Chess Championship, which was hosted at Ecole Secondaire Sisler High School on April 1.
This year, the Chess Club collaborated with the Social Justice Club and the Manitoba Chess Association, playing for peace in Ukraine and collecting funds for the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.
"We were thrilled to host the Manitoba High School Chess Championship once again," said Orysya Petryshyn, teacher and head advisor for the Social Justice and Chess Clubs at Sisler, in an interview with the Winnipeg School Division. "Chess unites students and promotes fairness, inclusion, and mutual respect. It’s the ultimate team game!"
The annual tournament featured seven rounds of play in a Swiss round-robin format, with each player given 10 minutes plus 3 seconds per move.
In total, 62 players from 23 schools took part in the event, which Joshua Friesen of Grant Park High School winning overall.
Grant Park was the winning school, with Windsor Park coming in second and Dakota Collegiate third.
The total amount raised for the Canada-Ukraine Foundation is not known at this time.
This is the fourth year for the tournament, with a new cause each time.