The 2023 ACT Interschool Competition has come to an end, with the playoffs for the ACT representatives to the Australian Schools Teams Championship being held over the weekend. The selected teams are Gold Creek (Girls Primary), Majura (Open Primary), Lyneham (Girls Secondary), Radford (Open Secondary).
The competition was hard fought across the weekend, although each event finished with a clear winner. What I did find most interesting was that almost every player had an ACF Rating ID, which shows that players are transitioning from school only chess, to club and weekend chess. That this has not previously been true is one of the things that has been noticeable with ACT teams in recent years, especially when playing stronger teams from other states. Against other 'school' players they have held their own, but against 'serious' players, the results have been pretty one sided.
But even in 2023 I'm not expecting miracles, just a more competitive performance from the ACT teams.
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