Chess Club Start

CHESS CLUB START

It's time for a new school year and time for chess club to start up again. We meet Wednesday's after school from 3:20 to 4:50 in Room 123. New or experienced players are welcome.

Last year was the first year of chess club at FHMS. We had about 20 who participated at some point in the year and about 10-12 regulars. We were able to field a team for the SCA Jr. High championships and finished in 4th, earning the trophy for the to p Middle School. We also participated with our 5th and 6th graders in the Elementary championships and finished in 9th place in the state, again earning a nice trophy.

PARENTS
We hope to improve on that this year and I've even got my eye on Nationals - April 5th-7th in Nashville, Tennessee. It's a great experience - 5,000 kids playing chess at once! I've taken several teams to Nashville before and the Gaylord is a fantastic place, If your child is one of our top players, set aside the time (and the money) now, We have a chance to raise about $1000 for the team by serving food at the SCA statewide championships in March. We need volunteers to prepare and serve food at that 2-day event at Minnehaha Academy North Campus in March.

STUDENTS

Are you smarter than an Olympian? Here's a position from a game between Kenya and Afghanistan in the women's division. The Kenyan lady had a chance for a winning move and missed it. Can you find it. Black to move.