Tasmanian students travelled great distances to take part in the championships in Launceston this week, ready to show off their problem-solving skills. 

Event manager Tim Broome said there were 165 students from primary and secondary schools taking part in the event.

“Chess uses all different parts of your brain – there are the spatial aspects and looking widely and visualising moves ahead of time,” Mr Broome said.

“This week we’ve seen a few really strong players in the primary section and players in the secondary section that will match up in a national competition later this year.” 

Winners of the Tasmanian championships will head to the national chess championships in November.