Amari Graham (centre) and Hakim Buchanan (right), who in previous years were a part of Ardenne's B and C teams, are now major forces on the Ardenne A team. To the far left is team captain and National Under-18 chess champion Brandon Wilson. - CONTRBUTED
ARDENNE 'A' TROUNCED Campion 'B' (4-0) in the feature Zone 2a match on Friday to register their third consecutive 4-0 sweep from as many starts, in the 2005/2006 LASCO/RBTT National Schools Chess Championships.
In other matches in Zone 2a, Calabar 'A' and Meadowbrook 'B' both registered 4-0 victories over Immaculate and Merl Grove respectively.
In Zone 2b, Campion 'A' were less than convincing in getting past Ardenne 'B' 3-1, while Calabar 'B' and Queens dismissed Campion 'C' and Meadowbrook 'A' respectively by a similar 3.5-0.5 score.
On Thursday, Zone 1a's play saw Charlie Smith earning a shock 2.5-1.5 victory over Zone favourites Camperdown. In other Zone 1a matches, KC 'A' and St. George's College 'A' had similar 4-0 victories over Wolmer's Boys 'B' and Vauxhall.
In Zone 1b, Wolmer's Boys 'A' defeated KC 'B' 4-0, while Camperdown 'B' held Wolmer's Girls 2-2.
CURRENT ZONE STANDINGS:
Zone 1a St. GC 'A' (12.5), Camperdown 'A' (11.5), Charlie Smith (10), KC 'A' (6.5), Wolmer's Boys 'B' (5.5) and Vauxhall (2)
Zone 1b Wolmers Boys 'A' (11.5), Camperdown 'B' (7), Wolmer's Girls (6.5), KC 'B' (6) and St. GC 'B' (1)
Zone 2a Ardenne 'A' (12), Calabar 'A' (8), Campion 'B' (8), Meadowbrook 'B' (8), Merl Grove (0) and Immaculate (0).
Zone 2b - Campion 'A' (10), Queens (8.5), Ardenne 'B' (7) Calabar 'B' (6.5) Meadowbrook 'A' (2.5) Campion 'C' (1.5).
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