If you'd like one, email me at gemshein@hotmail.com and indicate green or black, and I'll set one aside for you and bring it to club Wednesday, Dec 4.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Holiday gift idea - chess sets available
With my bulk discount and frequent shopper discount and group saving on shipping, I've ordered chess sets and bags - available for only $12. (Normally you'd pay $25+)
If you'd like one, email me at gemshein@hotmail.com and indicate green or black, and I'll set one aside for you and bring it to club Wednesday, Dec 4.
If you'd like one, email me at gemshein@hotmail.com and indicate green or black, and I'll set one aside for you and bring it to club Wednesday, Dec 4.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Latest Ratings and News
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
I hope you learned some good stuff by going over game 8 in class.
1) Get out of the line of fire of a discovered check
2) Get out of pins
3) Castle early
4) Swing your knights over to the half of the board that the kings are on
5) Rooks belong on open files - challenge your opponent for the ownership of that file.
6) That last combination of Carlsen's trading of the six remaining pieces can be found by altering the order of moves in your mind - a lot of you saw Nf6+, but we had to make 2 other moves first to make that one work!
I can't say the score of the World Chess Championship between the champion Viswanathan Anand of India and the challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway because some people (Magnus Nordy) is watching it game by game and doesn't want to know, but you can go to www.uschess.org and find out. You can even step through each game and it will move the pieces on the board.. I'd encourage you to do that. 700,000 people in Norway tuned in to watch the match live on TV (and there are only 5 million people in Norway.)
This is a chance to see history in the making. The world chess champioinship has changed hands only 3 times since 1975!
1972-1975 Bobby Fischer
1975-1985 Anatoly Karpov
1985-2000 Garry Kasparov
2000-2007 Vladimir Kramnik
2007-2013 Viswanathan Anand
NEXT TOURNAMENT
Dec. 7, 2013 Metcalf Jr. High Burnsville, Grade Level
Sign up on-line at www.schoolchess.org but don't pay because the school is paying entry fees for this one.
We will discuss at 8:30am Dec 7 if some of you want to play up a grade or two so we have a team..
I hope you learned some good stuff by going over game 8 in class.
1) Get out of the line of fire of a discovered check
2) Get out of pins
3) Castle early
4) Swing your knights over to the half of the board that the kings are on
5) Rooks belong on open files - challenge your opponent for the ownership of that file.
6) That last combination of Carlsen's trading of the six remaining pieces can be found by altering the order of moves in your mind - a lot of you saw Nf6+, but we had to make 2 other moves first to make that one work!
I can't say the score of the World Chess Championship between the champion Viswanathan Anand of India and the challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway because some people (Magnus Nordy) is watching it game by game and doesn't want to know, but you can go to www.uschess.org and find out. You can even step through each game and it will move the pieces on the board.. I'd encourage you to do that. 700,000 people in Norway tuned in to watch the match live on TV (and there are only 5 million people in Norway.)
This is a chance to see history in the making. The world chess champioinship has changed hands only 3 times since 1975!
1972-1975 Bobby Fischer
1975-1985 Anatoly Karpov
1985-2000 Garry Kasparov
2000-2007 Vladimir Kramnik
2007-2013 Viswanathan Anand
NEXT TOURNAMENT
Dec. 7, 2013 Metcalf Jr. High Burnsville, Grade Level
Sign up on-line at www.schoolchess.org but don't pay because the school is paying entry fees for this one.
We will discuss at 8:30am Dec 7 if some of you want to play up a grade or two so we have a team..
| Last Name | First Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | Thomas | 1237 |
| Henry | Mace | 873 |
| Sullivan | Frank | 792 |
| Priborkin | Anton | 674 |
| Nordby | Magnus | 592 |
| Phillips | Josh | 553 |
| McDermott | Thomas | 538 |
| Smith | Lendale | 396 |
| Hahnfeldt | Carter | 332 |
| Barnard | Joe | 321 |
| Johnson | Evan | 236 |
| Gotham | Angela | 229 |
| Lee | Keighvin | 221 |
| Meyer | Oliver | 216 |
| Nordby | Annikka | 163 |
| Kainz | Andres | 150 |
| Metz-Taylor | Grant | 121 |
| Church | Ben | 117 |
| Lee | Aidan | 106 |
| Williams | Brigham | 100 |
| Meyer | Misha | 1 |
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Ratings after 11-13
| Last Name | First Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | Thomas | 1237 |
| Henry | Mace | 873 |
| Sullivan | Frank | 786 |
| Priborkin | Anton | 674 |
| Nordby | Magnus | 618 |
| McDermott | Thomas | 544 |
| Phillips | Josh | 540 |
| Smith | Lendale | 392 |
| Hahnfeldt | Carter | 335 |
| Barnard | Joe | 321 |
| Johnson | Evan | 236 |
| Gotham | Angela | 226 |
| Meyer | Oliver | 216 |
| Lee | Keighvin | 189 |
| Nordby | Annikka | 159 |
| Kainz | Andres | 150 |
| Lee | Aidan | 128 |
| Metz-Taylor | Grant | 121 |
| Church | Ben | 119 |
| Williams | Brigham | 100 |
| Meyer | Misha | 1 |
Friday, November 8, 2013
Quote of the day.
"The man doesn't own a chess set, but his records are meticulous."
"Can you trust a man who doesn't own a chess set?"
"Absolutely not!"
- from a novel my wife is reading
"Can you trust a man who doesn't own a chess set?"
"Absolutely not!"
- from a novel my wife is reading
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tournament Sat, Dec 7
Who?
Any with a rating over 250.
What?
Chess Tournament - Grade Level - sign up for the grade you are in. I may have you play up a grade so that we are a team, but we'll change that at 8:30 once I know who's there.
Where?
Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsville
When:
Dec 7, Saturday Register on-line or before 8:30 on site. 1st round at 9:30 Done by 4:00 or sooner
How Much?
The school will pay entry fees. But bring about $5 for lunch or pack a lunch.
Registration: You can register on-line, and even pay on-line, via schoolchess.org You can also register on site if you arrive before 8:30. If you are late, you may not be paired in round 1. Let me know if you are coming so I can form a team or teams.
Awards: First place team gets a trophy, 2nd and 3rd place teams get certificates. 1st through 5th place individually receive trophies. There is also a novice trophy for the bet performance by someone who has never won a trophy before. If anyone is tied in points for 5th place but does not get a trophy, they earn a golden knight award (mini-trophy for honorable mention)
Any with a rating over 250.
What?
Chess Tournament - Grade Level - sign up for the grade you are in. I may have you play up a grade so that we are a team, but we'll change that at 8:30 once I know who's there.
Where?
Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsville
When:
Dec 7, Saturday Register on-line or before 8:30 on site. 1st round at 9:30 Done by 4:00 or sooner
How Much?
The school will pay entry fees. But bring about $5 for lunch or pack a lunch.
Registration: You can register on-line, and even pay on-line, via schoolchess.org You can also register on site if you arrive before 8:30. If you are late, you may not be paired in round 1. Let me know if you are coming so I can form a team or teams.
Awards: First place team gets a trophy, 2nd and 3rd place teams get certificates. 1st through 5th place individually receive trophies. There is also a novice trophy for the bet performance by someone who has never won a trophy before. If anyone is tied in points for 5th place but does not get a trophy, they earn a golden knight award (mini-trophy for honorable mention)
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Upcoming Tournament
You should consider attending the next tournaments which are at Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsville on Nov., 16.or the one after that on Dec. 16.
Nov 2. There are separate sections for boys and girls at this tournament. Sections for grades 4-6 and 7-9.so 6th graders (because you'd be the oldest in the section) and girls should like this one. Register and pay on your own.
Dec 7. I'll see if the school will pay for this one. Teams of 3 in each grade. Let's try to get the following teams:
8th grade: Tom Miranda, Magnus Nordby, Lendale Smith
7th grade: Frank Sullivan, Anton Priborkin, Thomas McDermott, Josh Phillips
Or, all the 7th graders could play up one grade and we'd have a big and powerful team. (I think I like this option.)
Others may come also - I usually recommend a rating of 400, but I think our club is so strong that those in the 250-400 range can actually play well enough to have a chance to win a game. This tournament will be difficult, but that's how you get better.
Nov 2. There are separate sections for boys and girls at this tournament. Sections for grades 4-6 and 7-9.so 6th graders (because you'd be the oldest in the section) and girls should like this one. Register and pay on your own.
Dec 7. I'll see if the school will pay for this one. Teams of 3 in each grade. Let's try to get the following teams:
8th grade: Tom Miranda, Magnus Nordby, Lendale Smith
7th grade: Frank Sullivan, Anton Priborkin, Thomas McDermott, Josh Phillips
Or, all the 7th graders could play up one grade and we'd have a big and powerful team. (I think I like this option.)
Others may come also - I usually recommend a rating of 400, but I think our club is so strong that those in the 250-400 range can actually play well enough to have a chance to win a game. This tournament will be difficult, but that's how you get better.
| Last Name | First Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | Thomas | 1237 |
| Henry | Mace | 873 |
| Sullivan | Frank | 802 |
| Priborkin | Anton | 674 |
| Nordby | Magnus | 618 |
| McDermott | Thomas | 544 |
| Phillips | Josh | 534 |
| Smith | Lendale | 403 |
| Hahnfeldt | Carter | 335 |
| Barnard | Joe | 290 |
| Meyer | Oliver | 224 |
| Johnson | Evan | 219 |
| Lee | Keighvin | 206 |
| Gotham | Angela | 173 |
| Nordby | Annikka | 159 |
| Kainz | Andres | 150 |
| Lee | Aidan | 124 |
| Metz-Taylor | Grant | 121 |
| Church | Ben | 119 |
| Meyer | Misha | 119 |
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Tournament results
Congrats to Tom Miranda who beat a 1477 and raised his rating by a few points and to Magnus Nordby who got a draw with an 864. Magnus lost 12 points. The 8th grade team place 3rd! (OK, there were only 3 teams.)
| Last Name | First Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | Thomas | 1222 |
| Henry | Mace | 852 |
| Sullivan | Frank | 802 |
| Priborkin | Anton | 674 |
| Nordby | Magnus | 588 |
| 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 |
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