22/01/2026
Our XIS Chess Team recently took part in the ISOCL 2025–2026 Autumn Challengers Battle, delivering an outstanding performance by placing 2nd overall and earning multiple top-ten individual finishes. Throughout the competition, our students played with patience and maturity—making few errors, avoiding unnecessary sacrifices, finding effective forks to pressure opponents, and staying calm and focused at the board. Just as importantly, they supported one another off the board: practices were positive and collaborative, stronger players mentored those newer to the game, and the entire team learned and improved together while having fun.
This tournament was valuable preparation for the upcoming ACAMIS Chess Tournament, to be hosted at International School of Nanshan Shenzhen on January 30. We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Spears for his hard work and dedication in guiding and inspiring our students as the XIS chess programme continues to grow.