Nov 28 Ratings

Next Tournament Dec 8 Metcalf M.S.
Possible teams:
8th grade section: Luke, Miles, Graham
6th grade section: Tyler,  Shanmuka, Billy

Rank	Name	28-Nov
1	Owen	1001
2	Luke	937
3	Miles	814
4	Graham	520
5	Tyler	424
6	Shanmuka	375
7	Billy	346
8	Zach	237
9	Manogna	220
10	Leo	194
11	Audrey	184
12	Justin	171
13	Carlos	158
14	Jack	145
15	Sean	142
16	Elijah	137
17	Adrien	135
18	Benny	124
19	Braeden	122
20	Joshua	119
21	Riley	107
22	Nahom	100
23	Winston	100
24	Sahasra	100

Tournament Results

Name     1 2 3 4 5 Bef Aft Chg

Luke     L L B L   997 933 -64

Shanmuka D D L L L 366 355 -11
Luke lost his top spot to Owen.

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Nov 14 Ratings and Upcoming Tournament

For those interested in competition, there is a chess tournament at Metcalf M.S. in Burnsville on Saturday, Nov 17. Register on-line if you've competed before. If new, register at the door before 8:30.

Cost $22 plus lunch. You will play five rounds. Sections are: Girls, K-3, 4-6, 7-9. This is a good tournament for 6th graders since they'd be the oldest in the section. If your rating is near 400 you've got a chance to win a game. Just come to play and have fun.

Luke	997
Owen	963
Miles	814
Graham	498
Tyler	406
Shanmuka	366
Billy	331
Zach	214
Manogna	200
Leo	194
Justin	171
Carlos	158
Audrey	156
Jack	145
Sean	137
Elijah	127
Braeden	122
Adrien	120
Joshua	119
Sahasra	107
Riley	107
Nahom	100
Winston	100

Nov 7

Next Tournament
Nov 17 Sat. Metcalf M.S Burnsville (35E S. to Diffley W. to Cedar) Register on-line and show up at 9:15 Cost $20 or, if new, register on-site at 8:30 cost $22. Should be done around 2:00.
Sections: All Girls, K-3, 4-6, 7-9
Lesson
Today we went over the hurdle worksheet, had a lesson and worksheet on pins. No one got a perfect score.

Rank	Name	7-Nov
1	Luke	997
2	Owen	970
3	Miles	776
4	Graham	486
5	Tyler	380
6	Shanmuka	327
7	Billy	301
8	Zach	219
9	Leo	197
10	Carlos	183
11	Manogna	174
12	Justin	171
13	Audrey	156
14	Jack	140
15	Adrien	134
16	Sean	132
17	Elijah	127
18	Braeden	122
19	Joshua	119
20	Riley	107
21	Sahasra	105
22	Winston	102
23	Nahom	100

Chess Team Earns Honors (with pictures)

The Friendly Hills 8th grade Chess Team came in 2nd place at Saturday's tournament at Highview Middle School in New Brighton. 7th grader Luke Reisig played up a grade and received a medal for honorable mention coming in tied for 5th place. Luke also received a bronze medal for having won 10 games in tournament competition. Graham Styles earned the novice trophy for the best results of any player who had never won a trophy before. Miles Dunn scored one point which gave our team 5 points. Falling one point short of Highview and edging out Hopkins on tie-breaks.

Name   W L D BEF AFT CHG Merit
Luke   2 2 0 995 981 -14 17.25
Graham 2 2 0 414 450 +36  2.5
Miles  1 3 0 817 752 -65  1.25

The ratings changes did not affect the rankings.

Tournament Saturday

Tournament Saturday
Highview M.S. New Brighton Cost $22 + lunch. Be there before 8:30 to register. Done at about 2:00
No elimination - everyone plays 4 or 5 games.
Luke, Miles and Graham will be there, maybe Billy - anyone else want to join us?
Merit Points Luke 14.75, Owen 8, Billy 1

Rank	Name	RR	KQ	31-Oct
1	Luke	PASS	PASS	995
2	Owen	PASS	PASS	950
3	Miles	PASS	PASS	817
4	Graham	PASS	PASS	414
5	Tyler	PASS	PASS	394
6	Shanmuka		PASS	299
7	Billy	PASS		265
8	Zach			219
9	Leo	PASS	PASS	197
10	Justin	PASS	PASS	171
11	Carlos	PASS		157
12	Audrey	PASS	PASS	156
13	Braeden			142
14	Jack			140
15	Manogna		PASS	138
16	Sean			132
17	Adrien			124
18	Joshua			119
19	Elijah			117
20	Winston			102
21	Sahasra			100