Tournament info and Ratings

Tournament on Saturday at Metcalf Jr. High. I will be there with a large group from another school that I'll have to supervise, but I'll still have some time for you. Go to schoolchess.org to register on-line or pay at the door at before 8:30 Cost is $18 plus lunch. Ask for the $1 discount if siblings register. It's a grade level tournament. If we have three in one grade we could have a team - and remember people can play up a grade or two to make a team.

ADVICE OF THE DAY: If you find a good move, don't make it. Look for a better one!

Congratulations to the girls who are going up, to Magnus and Thomas McD. who are also both moving up rapidly.

FHMS By Rating

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1216
Henry	Mace	852
Sullivan	Frank	802
Priborkin	Anton	674
Nordby	Magnus	600
Phillips	Josh	528
McDermott	Thomas	519
Smith	Lendale	382
Hahnfeldt	Carter	335
Barnard	Joe	268
Meyer	Oliver	211
Johnson	Evan	206
Lee	Keighvin	206
Gotham	Angela	181
Nordby	Annikka	172
Kainz	Andres	162
Metz-Taylor	Grant	121
Church	Ben	119
Meyer	Misha	119
Lee	Aidan	100

Ratings after Hurdle Lesson

Left behind - a blue sweatshirt and a black and white plaid hat that I put in lost & found

FHMS By Rating

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1210
Henry	Mace	852
Sullivan	Frank	802
Priborkin	Anton	673
Nordby	Magnus	580
Phillips	Josh	538
McDermott	Thomas	493
Smith	Lendale	385
Hahnfeldt	Carter	359
Barnard	Joe	282
Johnson	Evan	202
Lee	Keighvin	192
Meyer	Oliver	188
Gotham	Angela	168
Kainz	Andres	162
Nordby	Annikka	145
Metz-Taylor	Grant	121
Church	Ben	119
Meyer	Misha	119
Lee	Aidan	102

Chess ratings

Here's the formula I used to calculate new ratings based on your Solitaire Chess score.
Old Rating/30+10 was your expected score for every 5 points you exceeded your expected score, you gained a point. For every 5 points you fell short, you lost a point. Biggest gains - Josh +6, Anton +5, Keighvin +3. Biggest losers - Tom McD and Misha who didn't turn in a sheet with their name or score, so I subtracted 3. I also subtracted a total of 30 points from various people who were talking or looking around the room when they should have been looking at the board.

FHMS By Rating
Name............Rating
Miranda Thomas 1190
Henry Mace  852
Sullivan Frank  793
Priborkin Anton  659
Nordby Magnus  564
Phillips Josh  514
McDermott Thomas 463
Smith Lendale  358
Hahnfeldt Carter 345
Barnard Joe  258
Johnson Evan  195
Lee Keighvin  192
Meyer Oliver  176
Gotham Angela  161
Kainz Andres  160
Nordby Annikka  163
Metz-Taylor Grant121
Lee Aidan  102
Meyer Misha  100

Adjourned Game

One game was adjourned Wednesday. It's Josh's tun playing White against Anton. Josh is up a piece but Anton has 4 extra pawns. Which side do you think is winning?

Latest ratings and tournament schedule

TOURNAMENTS

Here are some of the tournaments available. Any of you can go (though I'd advise waiting til your rating reaches 300 if you want a chance to win a game) We will try to select about 4 of these to attend as a tem - grade levels need 3 players, Team vs Team needs 5.
We could also join a league where we played after school or on Saturdays five-on-five
There's also the Minnesota State Chess Championships for Jr. High and High School, but I don't have a date or location for that yet - last year it was late March at the Crowne Plaza

Sat Oct 19, 2013 Kickoff Open Champlin Oxbow Creek
Sat Oct 19, 2013 Invitational SCA Camp Champlin Oxbow Creek No online registration
Sat Nov 02, 2013 Burnsville Grade Level Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Nov 16, 2013 Priyanka Open Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Dec 07, 2013 Winter Open Grade Level Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Jan 11, 2014 Team VS Team Burnsville Metcalf Junior High No online registration
Sat Jan 11, 2014 Snowball Open Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Jan 18, 2014 Frozen Open Plymouth Zachary Lane Elementary School
Sat Jan 18, 2014 Double Bug Plymouth Zachary Lane Elementary School
Sat Feb 08, 2014 Doubles Tournament Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Feb 08, 2014 Groundhog Open Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Feb 22, 2014 SCA Statewide Grade Level Saint Paul Washington Tech Magnet
Sat Mar 08, 2014 Twin City Middle School-JR High Championship & Burnsville Open Metcalf Jr Hi
Sat Mar 22, 2014 Lawrence Lampert Memorial Tourney Minneapolis Minnehaha Academy
Sat Mar 22, 2014 SCA Statewide Elem/Prim Championship Minneapolis Minnehaha Academy
Sun Mar 23, 2014 SCA Statewide Elem/Prim Championship - Day 2  Mpls. Minnehaha Academy
Sat Apr 05, 2014 Tournament of Champions Burnsville Metcalf Junior High
Sat Apr 05, 2014 April Open Burnsville Metcalf Junior High

RATINGS

FHMS ByRating

Last Name	First Name	Rating	Attendance	Grade
Miranda	Thomas	1188	4	8
Henry	Mace	852	1	8
Sullivan	Frank	789	3	7
Priborkin	Anton	649	3	7
Nordby	Magnus	559	3	8
Phillips	Josh	503	4	7
McDermott	Thomas	461	3	7
Smith	Lendale	358	3	8
Hahnfeldt	Carter	342	4	6
Barnard	Joe	258	3	6
Johnson	Evan	193	4
Lee	Keighvin	193	3	7
Meyer	Oliver	173	3	5
Gotham	Angela	161	4
Kainz	Andres	160	1
Nordby	Annikka	158	4
Metz-Taylor	Grant	121	1
Meyer	Misha	105	3	7
Lee	Aidan	100	3

Chess movie on TV Mon

"Brooklyn Castle", a documentary on the best Jr. High chess team (I think they recently passed up Burnsville Metcalf as the school with the most Nation Championships) in the country, will be aired on PBS 2.1 Mon. Oct 7 from 9:00-10:30

Ratings After Oct 2, 2013

FHMS By Rating

Last Name	First Name	Rating	Attendance	Grade
Miranda	Thomas	1179	3	8
Sullivan	Frank	789	3	7
Priborkin	Anton	644	2	7
Nordby	Magnus	562	3	8
Phillips	Josh	503	3	7
McDermott	Thomas	456	2	7
Smith	Lendale	348	3	8
Hahnfeldt	Carter	328	3	6
Barnard	Joe	258	3	6
Johnson	Evan	202	3
Lee	Keighvin	193	3	7
Meyer	Oliver	173	2	5
Nordby	Annikka	164	3
Kainz	Andres	160	1
Gotham	Angela	156	3
Meyer	Misha	106	2	7
Lee	Aidan	100	3
Applebaum	Wil	100	2