CHESS OPEN

Abu Dhabi Schools Chess Open

In February, BIS Abu Dhabi hosted the Abu Dhabi Schools Chess Open for the second successive year. The competition, a team event, involved 55 players from 6 different schools – Amity, BSAK, Cranleigh, Raha, Repton, and BISAD.

Such is the popularity and relative strength of chess at BIS Abu Dhabi, that we were able to field three teams (of 5 players) in the competition.

BIS Abu Dhabi’s A and B teams won through to the final, after winning their respective groups. BIS Abu Dhabi C, our third team, finished a creditable 9th place, as this was the first inter-school event for some of the players.

BIS Abu Dhabi A team won the final, beating BIS Abu Dhabi B team 3-2, in a nail-biting finish that went to the last game.

Thank you to Mr. Kuzina and the teachers from the other schools for raising the profile of chess in Abu Dhabi.

ChoirFest

BIS Abu Dhabi’s Primary and Secondary School choirs had a blast at ChoirFest ME 2020 in February. The students showed excellent team spirit supporting other choirs when they sang and became actively involved in the singing workshop led by Canadian a cappella choir Cadence.

An amazing experience and a fabulous job to all involved!