BY TAN YONG LOKE
SUBANG JAYA: Taylor’s University Chess Club (TUCC) has revived their free-for-all outdoor chess sessions outside Taylor’s Library.
The session is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm.
“This is our strategy to bring in chess players from our university to join our club,” said TUCC President Jonathan Augustine, 20.
Jonathan said the first outdoor chess session was held on 3 September last year.
“The idea came from lecturers of School of Engineering Mohammad Taghi Hajibei and Dr Abdulkareem Shafiq who are passionate about chess,” he added.
According to Jonathan, TUCC received much support from passersby in last year’s sessions and was able to identify many skillful players, some even represented
the university.
“This activity is beneficial because I usually only play chess on m phone which is against a bot,” said School of Engineering student Bae
Keon Woo, 18.
Bae added, “Playing a physical game with people also helps improve my gameplay.”
School of Architecture Building and Design student Enoch Wong Shen Han, 20, said, “It is a good way to spend our break-time.”
SUBANG JAYA: Taylor’s University Chess Club (TUCC) has revived their free-for-all outdoor chess sessions outside Taylor’s Library.
The session is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm.
“This is our strategy to bring in chess players from our university to join our club,” said TUCC President Jonathan Augustine, 20.
Jonathan said the first outdoor chess session was held on 3 September last year.
“The idea came from lecturers of School of Engineering Mohammad Taghi Hajibei and Dr Abdulkareem Shafiq who are passionate about chess,” he added.
According to Jonathan, TUCC received much support from passersby in last year’s sessions and was able to identify many skillful players, some even represented
the university.
“This activity is beneficial because I usually only play chess on m phone which is against a bot,” said School of Engineering student Bae
Keon Woo, 18.
Bae added, “Playing a physical game with people also helps improve my gameplay.”
School of Architecture Building and Design student Enoch Wong Shen Han, 20, said, “It is a good way to spend our break-time.”