The UTAR Board Games Club organised a Chinese Chess Competition at Sungai Long Campus on 22 October 2017. The competition aimed to popularise Chinese Chess among the UTARians and improve their skills.
The one-day competition attracted more than 40 participants and more than 20 helpers from different faculties to showcase their strong involvement, skills and teamwork during the competition.
Board Game Club advisor, who is also Sungai Long Campus Centre for Foundation Studies Department of Science and Engineering lecturer Amelia Chiang Kar Mun remarked, “This competition gave an insight of the Chinese Chess culture and promoted a healthy and friendly competition atmosphere for the students. It was also a great platform for students who share the same interest, to know and learn from each other.”
Chinese Chess Competition 2017 organising chairperson, who is also Electrical and Electronic Engineering student Low Wai Chen said, “Nowadays, there is a decreasing number of students who play Chinese Chess. This is because they spend most of their time studying or having their own activities. This culture will disappear slowly if there is no event or activities to encourage and promote relative culture. Some of the students think that the chess is old the generation’s game. Some of the students played chess when they were young, but after becoming young adult, they have shifted their focus to studies and mobile games.”
“To encourage the participation, preserve the culture and to make sure the students continuously play chess, we will also organise weekly activities in our campus and prepare the chess set and other board games for the UTARians,” he added.
Students having their refreshments before the competition (top) and focusing during the competition (bottom)
Low (right) presenting lucky draw prizes to the lucky winners
Chiang (left) awarding the prize to the 2nd runner-up Lee Zhen Jian
Tan Tang Shen (left) won the 1st runner-up
Chiang (right) presenting the cert and prize to champion Chin Yee Ann
Committee members and participants
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