Oct 16

Next Tournament
WHEN: Nov 2 Register on site at 8:15 be done by about 2:30
WHERE: Highview Middle School New Brighton
WHO: Anyone, but you should wait til your rating is around 400 if you want a chance to win. You'll play other students from across the Twin Cities in the same grade.
HOW MUCH: $22 + lunch money
WHY: Fun - you'll play 5 games, 4 in 7th or 8th grade.

LESSON    
Today we went over Checkmate and Stalemate. Those who scored lower than a 14 (of 18) on the first worksheet were allowed to do a second worksheet.
We also learned all the rules of castling (including a funny story of 0-0-0-0-0-0!) We also learned a strange move called en passant.

RATINGS
Biggest gains - Elijah +75, Sam +69, Derrrick +60

Grade	Rank	Name	Rating
8	1	Luke	1040
6	2	Shanmuka	696
8	3	Graham	620
7	4	Elijah	615
6	5	Amanuel	517
6	6	Billy	379
8	7	Sam	316
7	8	Zach	303
7	9	Derrick	250
7	10	Bisrat	209
5	11	Asher	206
6	12	Audrey	185
7	13	Dhanush	179
5	14	Roman G	179
6	15	Manogna	170
5	16	Roman W	168
8	17	Fernando	150
	18	Pragnan	140
5	19	Claire	138
6	20	Nirmal	137
5	21	Shewitte	137
5	22	Mason	123
5	23	Ben	122
6	24	Alex	121
6	25	Logan	117
6	26	Saisioka	116
5	27	Ibrahim	116
5	28	Carter	105
	29	Jacelyn	105
5	30	Matiyas	100
7	31	Christopher	100
5	32	Nardos	100
	33	Adan	100