The 19th “battle of the kings” is an important event in school calendar. It’s a chess tournament which was held with the participation of 50 schools. It was organized by the Royal College Chess club.
This tournament took place on the 23rd of January to 25th of January 2015 at Royal College Premises. It’s the only all island category chess tournament organized by a school. The winners of the 17th and 18th editions of this event were Ambalangoda Dharmashoka College.
The rules and regulations of this tournament were a 5 round tournament with 4 hours per game. Board prices were to be awarded with no entry fee charged and accommodation given to the schools from other provinces.
Nalanda College Colombo was crowned as the champions of the 19th battle of the kings. It is truly a great battle between mind and fingers.
