{"id":35358,"date":"2026-10-10T11:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=35358"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:49:56","slug":"checkmate-a-fantastic-day-of-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/checkmate-a-fantastic-day-of-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkmate! A Fantastic Day of Chess!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ==========================================================\n     DAVITT COLLEGE | CHESS TOURNAMENT \u2013 WESTPORT 2026\n     COMPLETE ELEMENTOR HTML WIDGET\n     ========================================================== -->\n\n<section id=\"dc-chess-westport-26\">\n\n  <!-- HEADER -->\n  <header class=\"dcw26-hero\">\n    <div class=\"dcw26-board-pattern\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcw26-hero-inner\">\n      <div class=\"dcw26-eyebrow\">\n        &#x265f; SCHOOL LIFE <span>\u2022<\/span> CHESS\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"dcw26-overline\">A FANTASTIC DAY OF CHESS<\/p>\n\n      <h1>CHECK<span>MATE!<\/span><\/h1>\n\n      <p class=\"dcw26-hero-description\">\n        Friendly competition, new connections and a shared love of the game.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p class=\"dcw26-date\">9 October 2026<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <!-- FEATURE -->\n  <div class=\"dcw26-feature\">\n\n    <button class=\"dcw26-feature-image dcw26-open\"\n            type=\"button\" data-index=\"0\"\n            aria-label=\"View main chess tournament photograph\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DC2026-27ChessWestport2026_004.jpeg\"\n        alt=\"Davitt College students at the chess tournament in Westport\"\n        loading=\"eager\">\n      <span class=\"dcw26-image-tag\">WESTPORT 2026 <span>&#x2197;<\/span><\/span>\n    <\/button>\n\n    <div class=\"dcw26-feature-copy\">\n      <span class=\"dcw26-section-label\">\n        <span class=\"dcw26-label-square\"><\/span> THE STORY\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2>More than<br>just a <em>game.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"dcw26-feature-lead\">\n        Davitt College students travelled to Sacred Heart School,\n        Westport, to take part in a chess tournament against\n        <strong>five other schools from across Mayo.<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        It was a fantastic day of friendly competition, bringing\n        students together to socialise, make connections and do\n        what they do best \u2013 play chess!\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"dcw26-feature-rule\"><\/div>\n      <span class=\"dcw26-feature-signoff\">DAVITT COLLEGE \u00b7 OCTOBER 2026<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- EVENT DETAILS -->\n  <div class=\"dcw26-facts\">\n\n    <div class=\"dcw26-fact\">\n      <span class=\"dcw26-fact-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#x265f;<\/span>\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"dcw26-fact-label\">THE EVENT<\/span>\n        <strong>Chess Tournament<\/strong>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcw26-fact\">\n      <span class=\"dcw26-fact-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u265c<\/span>\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"dcw26-fact-label\">THE VENUE<\/span>\n        <strong>Sacred Heart School, Westport<\/strong>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcw26-fact\">\n      <span class=\"dcw26-fact-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u265e<\/span>\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"dcw26-fact-label\">THE COMPETITION<\/span>\n        <strong>Five Other Mayo Schools<\/strong>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- EDITORIAL STATEMENT -->\n  <div class=\"dcw26-editorial\">\n    <div class=\"dcw26-editorial-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"dcw26-editorial-content\">\n      <p>\n        It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces,\n        great sportsmanship and a shared love of the game.\n      <\/p>\n      <span>FRIENDLY COMPETITION. 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