March 7-8 Sat-Sun
There are other upcoming tournaments put on by the School Chess Association. See www.schoolchess.org for more info or to register.
Mar 21 Statewide Grade Level Championship. Individual and Team Champions will be determined, Cost $20, 1 hour games
April 18 Sat Twin Cities Middle School Championship. Individual and Team Champions will be determined, Cost $20, 1 hour games at Plymouth M.S.
May 2-3 Sat-Sun Statewide Elementary Championships (K-6) BIGGEST tournament of the year!
60 Individual trophies and 10 Team trophies will be awarded, Cost $42, 1 hour games at Robbinsdale M.S. Last two rounds are 2 hrs.
May 16 Sat Excellent chance to win a trophy since there is a separate section for the top 16. Cost $20
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
CHESS TEAM TAKES 2nd PLACE
Friendly Hills took second place.
Complete results can be found in the Jr High League link to the right.
| Name | 28-Feb |
| Luke | 1012 |
| Shanmuka | 857 |
| Elijah | 773 |
| Graham | 651 |
| Amanuel | 577 |
| Sam | 497 |
| Pragnan | 478 |
| Dhanush | 477 |
| Asher | 414 |
| Ben | 288 |
| Jose | 265 |
| Zach | 253 |
| Derrick | 238 |
| Bisrat | 235 |
| Nirmal | 234 |
| Roman W | 214 |
| Saisloka | 196 |
| Lars | 188 |
| Claire | 168 |
| Fernando | 165 |
| Shewwite | 164 |
| Matiyas | 129 |
| Ibrahim | 105 |
| Jack | 100 |
| Carter | 100 |
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Final Match Friday at Heritage
MATCH Friday at Heritage - all welcome
Take the activity bus to Sibley then get on the bus to Heritage.
Bring a snack. Two games - done at 6:00 Awards to follow.
Arrange a ride home from Heritage.
1. Luke
2. Shanmuka
3. Elijah
4. Graham
5. Amanuel
Alternate Sam, Jose
Take the activity bus to Sibley then get on the bus to Heritage.
Bring a snack. Two games - done at 6:00 Awards to follow.
Arrange a ride home from Heritage.
1. Luke
2. Shanmuka
3. Elijah
4. Graham
5. Amanuel
Alternate Sam, Jose
| Name | 26-Feb |
| Luke | 1014 |
| Shanmuka | 890 |
| Elijah | 786 |
| Graham | 651 |
| Amanuel | 606 |
| Sam | 493 |
| Pragnan | 478 |
| Dhanush | 472 |
| Asher | 414 |
| Ben | 288 |
| Jose | 269 |
| Zach | 253 |
| Derrick | 238 |
| Bisrat | 235 |
| Nirmal | 234 |
| Roman W | 214 |
| Saisloka | 196 |
| Lars | 188 |
| Claire | 168 |
| Fernando | 165 |
| Shewwite | 164 |
| Matiyas | 129 |
| Ibrahim | 105 |
| Jack | 100 |
| Carter | 100 |
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Feb 20
Jr High Chess League matches at Burnville Metcalf right after school on Friday!
Everyone welcome to participate.
Today we went over the overload funsheet and
did a worksheet of combinations.
Everyone welcome to participate.
Today we went over the overload funsheet and
did a worksheet of combinations.
| Luke | 1014 |
| Shanmuka | 904 |
| Elijah | 776 |
| Graham | 651 |
| Amanuel | 623 |
| Pragnan | 482 |
| Sam | 466 |
| Dhanush | 455 |
| Asher | 397 |
| Ben | 295 |
| Derrick | 264 |
| Zach | 250 |
| Bisrat | 235 |
| Jose | 223 |
| Roman W | 214 |
| Nirmal | 200 |
| Saisloka | 191 |
| Lars | 188 |
| Claire | 179 |
| Fernando | 165 |
| Shewwite | 164 |
| Matiyas | 129 |
| Ibrahim | 125 |
| Jack | 100 |
| Carter | 100 |
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Overloads
Today we got back to worksheets - learned about exploiting an overload piece with example from grandmaster games.
| Rank | Name | Rating |
| 1 | Luke | 993 |
| 2 | Shanmuka | 892 |
| 3 | Elijah | 782 |
| 4 | Graham | 651 |
| 5 | Amanuel | 579 |
| 6 | Pragnan | 463 |
| 7 | Sam | 449 |
| 8 | Dhanush | 439 |
| 9 | Asher | 404 |
| 10 | Zach | 280 |
| 11 | Ben | 280 |
| 12 | Bisrat | 273 |
| 13 | Derrick | 264 |
| 14 | Roman W | 209 |
| 15 | Lars | 188 |
| 16 | Jose | 187 |
| 17 | Saisloka | 181 |
| 18 | Nirmal | 179 |
| 19 | Claire | 174 |
| 20 | Fernando | 166 |
| 21 | Shewwite | 164 |
| 22 | Matiyas | 129 |
| 23 | Jack | 100 |
| 24 | Carter | 100 |
| 25 | Ibrahim | 100 |
Friday, February 7, 2020
Matches 5 & 6
SATURDAY TOURNAMENTS - Mark Your Calendars
Sat. Mar 21 Statewide Grade Level, $20, 5 rounds, 3+ makes a team at Pilgrim Lane M.S., Plymouth
Sat. Apr 18 Jr.High Championships, $20, 5 rounds, top 3 is team score; Pilgrim Lane M.S., Plymouth
Sat.-Sun. May 2-3 grades K-6 only, $42, 7 rounds, top 4 is team score,
See schoolchess.org for more details.
MATCH
Name MB FS
Luke L L
Shanmuka D W
Elijah L W
Amanuel L W
Sam L -
Dhanush - W
The first match was not close. but Shanmuka got a draw.
The second match we won 4-1. Board 1 for Faithful Shepherd is very good even giving Metcalf A its only loss. We have a 3-3 record and MetC is also 3-3. And next time we play Metcalf C. You might want to cheer for Heritage next week as MetC has to play them and we would appreciate it if Heritage could set MetC back another match.
GAME ANALYSIS
Take your notated game and click on the Game Analysis link in the upper right of this window. Input the moves and see which side is considered to be winning. Look at the 3 best moves to see if you made one of them. There's a lot you can learn.
RATINGS
There were no major changes, but Shanmuka is close in on Luke and Dhanush is almost the same as Sam now.
Sat. Mar 21 Statewide Grade Level, $20, 5 rounds, 3+ makes a team at Pilgrim Lane M.S., Plymouth
Sat. Apr 18 Jr.High Championships, $20, 5 rounds, top 3 is team score; Pilgrim Lane M.S., Plymouth
Sat.-Sun. May 2-3 grades K-6 only, $42, 7 rounds, top 4 is team score,
See schoolchess.org for more details.
MATCH
Name MB FS
Luke L L
Shanmuka D W
Elijah L W
Amanuel L W
Sam L -
Dhanush - W
The first match was not close. but Shanmuka got a draw.
The second match we won 4-1. Board 1 for Faithful Shepherd is very good even giving Metcalf A its only loss. We have a 3-3 record and MetC is also 3-3. And next time we play Metcalf C. You might want to cheer for Heritage next week as MetC has to play them and we would appreciate it if Heritage could set MetC back another match.
GAME ANALYSIS
Take your notated game and click on the Game Analysis link in the upper right of this window. Input the moves and see which side is considered to be winning. Look at the 3 best moves to see if you made one of them. There's a lot you can learn.
RATINGS
There were no major changes, but Shanmuka is close in on Luke and Dhanush is almost the same as Sam now.
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