CHESS players at Barnard Castle Preparatory School took the honours in a Teesdale school knockout competition.
The team battled through preliminary rounds in the Teesdale Primary Schools contest to meet reigning league champions Gainford in the final.
They beat them 8-0 in the competition at Toft Hill.
Team members Vibhav Sajjan, 11, of Darlington, Aaron Day, 11, of Winston, Edward Hird, ten, of Kirkby Stephen, and Elizabeth Hallam, ten, of Barnard Castle, were delighted with the result.
"We were a bit worried when we met Gainford in the final as they beat us before," said Aaron. "But we played really well and couldn't believe the result."
Chess coach and deputy headmaster Nick Seddon said: "This result is particularly encouraging as Gainford beat us in the league."
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