Dear Wayne, this is a brief note to say how much much I have enjoyed working with you this year. As a chess club tutor at Heany Park Primary School you have not only taught students techniques and strategies for playing a chess-game, but also provided principles that guide important learning skills such as being co-operative members of a group, negotiation and compromise by general consensus, mind discipline, lateral thinking, problem solving and other positive behaviours.                                                          Yep, life skills and challenging mind games make for a happy and wholesome individual and hopefully we as teachers can work towards achieving this goal.                                                                                                  Thank you for giving our students a sense of purpose, good sportsmanship, positive attitudes, achievement and success this year and through-out the years that you have been involved in chess at Heany Park P.S. ( Chess Club Co-ordinator - 2004 )                                                                                                   [ H.P.P.S have won their Chess Victoria Zone Championship in 2002, 2003 and placed 2nd in 2004  ]

Dear Wayne, thank you for teaching my son Joseph how to play chess. He has thoroughly enjoyed the program and was looking forward to trying to qualify to represent the school.                             Unfortunately our family is changing schools. We are moving to Fairhills P.S where we hope a chess program may be starting soon.                                                                                                                                  You obviously have a real talent for the game and also at teaching children, as Joseph is well equipped with secret strategies that enable him to beat the rest of our family!                                                                    So congratulations to you and best wishes for your future. ( Joe's mum - Boronia Heights P.S )

Dear Mr.Guy, thankyou for all the chess lessons you gave us. Now I understand how fun chess really is!  Before I didn't like chess at all! Now you have changed my mind! Now I absolutely love chess!! At home I play chess all the time. Well maybe not all the time. Just a lot ( Sarah - Kingswood College, April  2001 )

Yo Big Chess Daddy, you make chess unbelievable, sort of cool. Gee...I wonder if it will be as good and interesting without you...WHAT! Checkmate, alright, match point, yes, sorry! (Tate - Kingswood )

Dear Mr.Guy, I have enjoyed your chess lessons. To tell the truth I didn't really like chess before, but when you started teaching us I just love chess! At home I am teaching my sister. Some day I hope to be like you. ( Guy - Kingswood )

I never knew I would like chess. I used to think chess was a boring game of wood. But not now. You made chess a good mind game. Thanks for the lessons this year. ( Janneke - Kingswood )

Dear Mr.Guy, you are a great chess teacher. You made chess stand out like a whole new world! I would like to thank you for giving us excellent lessons...see ya. ( Merryn - Kingswood )

You are the best ever, Happy Holidays! Thank you. I'll miss you. You're great at chess. Now I'm better than ever. ( Hayden - Kingswood )

You are an excellent teacher. That's what I think at least. I used to hate chess, but now I love it because of you. Have a wonderful Easter. ( Andrea - Kingswood )

Dear Mr. Guy, I loved all your chess lessons. You make chess an adventure. I think I'll go to chess club in term two. I think you have a lot of talent. ( Tessa - Kingswood )

Dear Mr.Guy, thank you for teaching me some new aspects of chess. I like the knight. I wish that you could teach us every day! I didn't know that I was good until you came and showed us how to play. I can't wait till next year. ( Abby - Upwey Sth P.S, December 2002 )

Thank you for teaching me chess. I love playing chess. I learnt a lot about chess because of your lessons. I reckon chess is the best game of all! ( Shaun - Upwey Sth P.S )

Thank you for teaching us the greatest game in the world. Chess. My favourite piece is the queen. I hope you can come again next year. ( Aaron - Upwey Sth P.S )

Dear Mr.Guy, I really enjoyed your lessons on the magnificent game of chess. My favourite piece is the rook. I have learnt a lot of interesting things off you. I never knew that a bishop could turn into a dragon  Your biggest fan and the boy that came second and hopes he gets chosen for chess club next year! ( Zac )

Thank you very much for teaching me about chess. My favourite piece is the rook because I think it is the best thing to trap the king on the edge. I think you are the best chess teacher anyone could have. I look forward to thrashing you! ( Jayden - Upwey Sth P.S )

To Mr.Guy, I enjoyed learning about chess. I will now be more successful with my game. I will remember the secret passage and the deadly diagonal! ( Mitchell - Upwey Sth P.S )

Dear Mr.Guy, thank you for teaching me how to play chess. I learnt a lot of things like the dream position and the deadly diagonal. It was a lot of fun. ( Carlie - Upwey Sth P.S )

Dear Mr.Guy, I learnt a lot about chess compared to what my dad taught me! I didn't know how to castle or what the pieces are worth but now I do. I love chess! ( Ruth - Upwey Sth P.S )

Dear Mr.Guy, thank you for teaching 3K chess. We never realised how interesting chess is. I never knew that you can have a draw. I never knew about the dream position. My favourite piece is the knight. ( Eva )

Thank you very much for teaching me more about chess! I really enjoyed playing piggy chess. I also liked learning how to castle and the deadly diagonal! ( Andrew - Upwey Sth P.S )

You are an awesome chess teacher! You have taught me a lot of things. Hope you come back next year!       ( Sam - Heany Park P.S - 2004 )

Thanks for teaching us this year. You rock! You better come back next year so I can beat Andrew...and you can teach me too. ( Deniz - Heany Park P.S )

Thank you for everything you have done for me. If you weren't at Heany Park I would still be a dumb kid who can't play chess. You are the best chess player I know. Thank you heaps. ( Alec - Heany Park P.S )

Thanks a bunch, Wayne. You've inspired me to play more chess and you've taught me heaps. Thanks!!        ( David - Heany Park P.S )

Thanks for teaching us chess this year. I learnt heaps. I hope you stay next year. You RULE!!!                       ( Dillon - Heany Park P.S )

Thank you for using your time to teach us and I hope you continue to do so for years to come. You have taught me a lot and for that I thank you. ( Andrew - Heany Park P.S )

Thank you to everyone who helped to create this page...which is just a tiny fraction of all the letters and cards I have received over the years! For those who have a talent for self-expression, I would be very interested to read your efforts on the subject of  'Why I like Chess' - I will place the best ones  on this web-site so that your ideas can be shared with other chess-players, non-players, parents and teachers.               Wayne Guy - 2004

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