Play Chess with a friend on-line

Call a friend or contact them with facebook or your favorite on-line chat tool.
See if they'd like to play a game of chess.
go to lichess.org and select "play with a friend"
Click on the crown of the color you'd like and it will give you a url code
Tell that url to your friend and have him type it in.
When he does that the game will begin.
Click on the piece you want to move, then click on the square you want to move it to.
Good luck - have fun!

Year-end Ratings

We did another lesson on discovered attacks today.

Name	16-Dec
Thomas	776
Carter	633
Aidan	567
Oscar	510
Jack S	389
Isaiah	376
Christopher	372
Lucius	337
Jay	329
Miles	321
Jacob	309
Grant	295
Jack L	288
Shakti	260
Niko	233
Christian	181
Ellyanna	178
Kiera	144
Catey	139
Justin	135
Dylan	132
Hunter	100

Winter Tournament Schedule

I have elected not to join the Junior High League this year. We need 5 for a team and we don't seem to have 5 commited in playing. However, there are still tournaments we can attend.
The ones in bold I'm encouraging a big turnout for; the one in italics are for anyone who'd like to go tht day:
Jan 9 Metcalf Team vs Team = We need 5 players. If short we play in open section
Jan 23 Metcalf
Feb 6 Zachary Lane, Plymouth
Feb 20 Metcalf Statewide Grade Level Championships Need 3+ for a team
Mar 12 Metcalf Jr. High Championships- Need 4+ for a team
April 9-10 State Championships 6th grade and under - need 4+ for a team
April 30 Good tournament for those who have been close to getting a trophy

Dec 9 Results

Let's get those KQ and KR challenges done so you earn your points and, more importantly, so you can press the "That Was Easy" button!

Name	KQ	KR	9-Dec
Thomas	PASS	PASS	776
Carter			633
Aidan	PASS	PASS	550
Oscar	PASS	PASS	488
Jack S	PASS	-1	389
Isaiah	PASS	-1	375
Christopher	PASS	PASS	372
Lucius	PASS	-1	337
Jay	PASS	PASS	326
Jacob	PASS		300
Miles	PASS	PASS	296
Jack L	-2		288
Grant	PASS	-1	282
Shakti	PASS	PASS	245
Niko	-2	-1	233
Christian	PASS	-1	181
Ellyanna	PASS		170
Kiera			144
Justin	-1		135
Dylan			132
Catey	-5		129
Hunter	-2		100

Tournament Results

Congratulations to Aiden Lee who earned the novice trophy with 2.5 points and to the 7th grade team who took 2nd place.

Name...Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 New Chg Merit
Aiden  525 B L D L X 528 +3  3.5
Oscar  495 L L X W L 498 +3  6.5
JackS  400 L L X L L 375 -25 1.0
Hunter 100 L L L L L 100 +0  1.0
B=bye X=win by forfeit, W=win, D=Draw, L=Loss

Totals 5 wins, 1 draw, 14 losses We have work to do.

Chess Tournament on Saturday!

Chess Tournament on Saturday! Come and have some fun all day with friends.
WHO: Aiden and Jack S. are coming, Oscar might be coming. You can come, too!
WHERE: at nearby Metcalf Jr High. Dir: 35E S. to Diffley, then West just past Cedar on the left.
WHEN: Register before 8:30 on site. If you register on-line be there by 9:15. Done at about 3:00 pm
HOW MUCH? Cost is $22 which includes membership. Bring a lunch or money for lunch.
WHAT TO EXPECT: You'll play 5 games against students in your same grade.
QUESTIONS: Call Mr. Heinemann at 451-8412
HOW TO REGISTER ON-LINE: Go to www.schoolchess.org

Rank	Name	2-Dec
1	Thomas	776
2	Carter	633
3	Aidan	525
4	Oscar	495
5	Jack S	400
6	Christopher	372
7	Isaiah	354
8	Lucius	337
9	Jack L	315
10	Jay	306
11	Grant	290
12	Jacob	283
13	Miles	263
14	Shakti	245
15	Niko	233
16	Christian	176
17	Ellyanna	175
18	Kiera	136
19	Justin	135
20	Dylan	132
21	Catey	124
22	Hunter	100

Next Tournament

Tournament Saturday Dec 5 at Metcalf Jr High in Burnsville.
We need 3 in one grade for a team. Let's see how well our team can do!
Cost $22 Register by 8:30 at the door. Or you can register on-line at schoolchess.org
Questions - call me at 451-8412. Bring lunch or buy it there (pizza, hot dogs, chips, pop, fruit, etc.)
No school on Wednesday Nov 25, so no chess either. See you Dec 2nd.

Name	KQ	KR	18-Nov
Thomas	PASS	PASS	776
Carter			633
Aidan	PASS	PASS	534
Oscar	PASS	PASS	511
Isaiah	PASS	-1	367
Christopher	PASS	-1	352
Jack S	PASS	-1	351
Jay	PASS	PASS	329
Jack L	-2		315
Lucius	PASS	-1	314
Grant	PASS	-1	285
Jacob	PASS		267
Shakti	PASS	PASS	243
Miles	PASS	PASS	238
Niko	-2	-1	233
Christian	PASS	-1	176
Ellyanna	-3		169
Catey	-5		143
Justin	-1		135
Dylan			127
Kiera			115
Hunter	-1		111

Latest Rankings

Next tournaments: For more details, see schoolchess.org
Nov 21 nearby at Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsville.
  Cost $22 + lunch money ($5) You'll play 5 rounds. Register before 8:30 on site. Done at 3:00
  Sections: Girls, K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and K-12 rated.
Dec 5 nearby at Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsville.
  Cost $22 + lunch money ($5) You'll play 5 rounds. Register before 8:30 on site. Done at 3:00
  Sections: (Grade level) K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12

Practice those KQ and KR checkmates and take the challenge!

Rank	Name	KQ	KR	11-Nov
1	Thomas	PASS	PASS	776
2	Carter			633
3	Aidan	PASS	PASS	554
4	Oscar	PASS	PASS	517
5	Isaiah	PASS	-1	356
6	Christopher	PASS	-1	352
7	Jack S	PASS	-1	351
8	Jack L	-2		311
9	Lucius	PASS		303
10	Grant	PASS	-1	288
11	Jay	PASS	PASS	285
12	Jacob	-2		235
13	Niko	-2	-1	233
14	Shakti	PASS	PASS	226
15	Miles	PASS	PASS	206
16	Ellyanna	-3		173
17	Christian	-1		136
18	Catey	-2		136
19	Dylan			122
20	Hunter	-1		113
21	Kiera			110
22	Justin	-1		109

Tourament Saturday

There is a chess tournament on Saturday at Highview Middle School in New Brighton.
Be there before 8:30 to register at the door or register on-line at schoolchess.org
Cost is $20 (plus $2 for a SCA membership which is good through 12th grade) + $5 for lunch or pack your own. (First one to call me at 451-8412 and say they're coming gets FREE entry.)
You'll be playing only other students in your same grade. You should be done around 3:00.

Rank	Name	4-Nov
1	Thomas	776
2	Carter	620
3	Aidan	523
4	Oscar	496
5	Christopher	352
6	Jack S	351
7	Isaiah	343
8	Lucius	303
9	Jack L	300
10	Jay	276
11	Grant	273
12	Jacob	235
13	Niko	233
14	Shakti	205
15	Miles	173
16	Ellyanna	168
17	Christian	138
18	Catey	127
19	Dylan	110
20	Justin	109
21	Kiera	105
22	Hunter	100

RATINGS AT HALLOWEEN

Name	KQ	KR	28-Oct
Thomas	PASS	PASS	758
Carter			620
Aidan	PASS	PASS	532
Oscar	PASS	-1	477
Christopher	PASS	-1	352
Isaiah	PASS	-1	329
Lucius	PASS		302
Jack S	PASS	-1	300
Jack L	-2		300
Jay	PASS	PASS	262
Grant	PASS	-1	258
Niko	-2	-1	233
Shakti	-1		210
Jacob	-2		207
Ellyanna	-2		173
Miles	PASS		141
Catey	-1		116
Christian	-1		116
Kiera			105
Dylan			100
Justin	-1		100
Hunter	-1		100
Owen			100
Joe

Latest ratings

KQ And KR are the checkmates with King and Queen in 60 seconds and King and Rook in 90.
PASS means you got the mate in the allotted time. A -1 indicates you tried once and failed. You may try again next week for one point less.

Name	KQ	KR	21-Oct
Thomas	PASS	PASS	742
Carter			620
Aidan	PASS	PASS	562
Oscar	-1	-1	473
Christopher	PASS	-1	341
Isaiah	-1	-1	338
Jack L	-1		302
Lucius	-1		279
Grant	-1	-1	254
Jay	-1	PASS	250
Jack S	-1	-1	247
Niko	-1	-1	240
Jacob	-1		181
Ellyanna	-1		173
Shakti			161
Miles			123
Justin			108
Hunter			103
Dylan			100
Catey			100
Christian	-1		100
Kiera			100
Owen			100

Ratings at MEA break

Tournament Saturday in Champlin at Oxbow Elementary. Check out schoolchess.org for more information or call me.

Rank	Last	Name	14-Oct
1	McDermott	Thomas	712
2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	620
3	Lee	Aidan L	512
4	Halverson	Oscar	482
5	Walker	Isaiah	355
6	Leckington	Christopher	312
7	Larsen	Jack	293
8	Kibler	Lucius	269
9	Metz-Taylor	Grant	244
10	Hess	Niko	238
11	Shaver	Jay	215
12	Simerson	Jack	207
13	Stamman	Jacob	179
14	Gurung	Shakti	161
15	Lee	Ellyanna	153
16	Dunn	Miles	142
17	Chastain	Catey	106
18	Kiera	Winkel	105
19	O'Hara	Christian	102
20	Ky	Dylan	100
20	Henry	Justin	100
20	Rotan	Hunter	100
20	Heidelberg	Owen	100

Ratings after Oct 7

Tournament coming up Saturday Oct 17 in Champlin. I plan to be there. Arrive before 8:30 to register at the door. Cost is about $25 - that will cover lunch. Or register on-line at schoolchess.org

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	7-Oct
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	704
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	625
6	3	Halverson	Oscar	486
7	4	Lee	Aidan L	466
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	315
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	303
6	7	Larsen	Jack	268
6	8	Kibler	Lucius	266
6	9	Hess	Niko	248
7	10	Metz-Taylor	Grant	234
7	11	Simerson	Jack	207
5	12	Stamman	Jacob	179
8	13	Shaver	Jay	175
5	14	Gurung	Shakti	161
5	15	Lee	Ellyanna	142
5	16	Dunn	Miles	128
5	17	O'Hara	Christian	124
5	18	Henry	Justin	118
7	19	Ky	Dylan	100
5	20	Rotan	Hunter	100
5	21	Chastain	Catey	100
	22	Heidelberg	Owen	100

Ratings after Sept 30

Don't worry about a low rating. That's a starting point - you have years to learn and improve.

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	30-Sep
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	684
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	634
7	3	Lee	Aidan L	464
6	4	Halverson	Oscar	464
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	329
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	296
6	7	Larsen	Jack	253
6	8	Hess	Niko	248
7	9	Metz-Taylor	Grant	244
6	10	Kibler	Lucius	242
7	11	S	Jack	159
5	12	Gurung	Shakti	158
5	13	Stamman	Jacob	145
8	14	Shaver	Jay	143
5	15	Dunn	Miles	122
5	16	Lee	Ellyanna	121
5	17	Henry	Justin	106
5	18	O'Hara	Christian	105
7	19	Ky	Dylan	100
5	20	Rotan	Hunter	100
5	21	Chastain	Catey	100

Ratings after 9-23

Here are the ratings after Sep 23.
Some of you did not accurately fill out the signup sheet. Please correct your grade and complete name next Wednesday.

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	23-Sep
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	704
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	634
7	3	Lee	Aidan L	446
6	4	Halverson	Oscar	445
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	325
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	287
6	7	Kibler	Lucius	254
6	8	Larsen	Jack	248
7	9	Metz-Taylor	Grant	224
7	10	S	Jack	159
8	11	Shaver	Jay	124
12	12	Gurung	Shakti	121
5	13		Justin	116
13	14	Stamman	Jacob	116
5	15		Hunter	100
9	16	Ky	Dylan	100
14	17	O'Hara	Christian	100
5	18	Lee	Ellyanna	100

Chess Club Sep 2015

Yes, we will have chess club again this year!
If you've participated before, your rating will continue where it left off last year.
We'll meet after school on Wednesdays from 3:20 - 5:00.
First meeting - Sept 23. Room 123.
First tournament (optional) Oct 17 Oxbow Creek Elem. Champlin Minn.

Here are the ratings from those active in chess club last year:

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	Rating
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	730
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	619
6	3	Halverson	Oscar	439
7	4	Lee	Aidan L	415
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	325
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	299
6	7	Kibler	Lucius	299
8	8	Elliot	Nathan	272
6	9	Hess	Niko	270
7	10	Stevenson	Emma	227
6	11	Sharma	Rohan	226
6	12	Larsen	Jack	220
6	13	Manternach	Bergen	190
6	14	Peterson	Travis	130
6	15	Lombardi	Luca	128
8	16	Smith	Francis	100

Nationals

Ever wonder how good chess is in Minnesota compared to the rest of the nation?
The Jr. High Championships just finished in Louisville Kentucky, and here are some results.
You'll recognize a lot of the names from tournaments or our matches with Seward.
Championship Section - Metcalf 5th place
Pratik Nehete 5, Henry Hutton 4.5, Zander Gorton 4, Cole Medin 3.5, Alexander Gude 3.5
U1250 Section - Seward 2nd place, Metcalf 4th place
Sam Kendrick 6 (2nd place), Max Dietrich 5.5 (8th place), Nelson Munene 5.5 (9th place)
Sebastian Falk 5 (16th place), Marshall Urban (5) 28th place, Sammie Stadick 4.5,
Isabel Tifre 4, Tyler McDonald 4, Mason Boos 4, Akale Masango 3.5, Charlie Dempsey 3
U1000 Section - Metcalf 1st place
Collin Ridgeway 7 (1st place), Ben Brekke 5.5, (8th place), Jarett Mosoti 5.5 (10th place),
Chance Person 5, Ross Waataja 5, Andrew Moe 4
U800 Section - Metcalf 1st place
Matthew Nguyen 6.5 (1st place), Wesley Ho 6 (2nd), Braydon Taheri 6 (5th), Griffin Boos 6 (8th), Gavin Falk 6 (10th), Zachary Smith 5, Gus Dietrich 4, Rowan Falk 4, Dylan Brakemeyer 4.0

Final Standings

FRIENDLY HILLS CHESS CHAMPIONS

2015 Josh Philips
2014 Tom Miranda
2013 Tom Miranda
2012 Tom Miranda

FINAL RATINGS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015

Name	22-Apr
Josh	1063
Frank	933
Thomas	730
Carter	619
Oscar	439
Aidan L	415
Keighvin	414
Oliver	347
Isaiah	325
Christopher	299
Lucius	299
Nathan	272
Niko	270
Emma	227
Rohan	226
Payton	223
Jack	220
Bergen	190
Grant	181
Ben	155
Travis	130
Luca	128
Bryce	123
Misha	107
Dev	105
Francis	100

FHMS Spring Tournament

No.	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Tbrk	Award
1	Josh	W12	W13	W7	W2	4	9.5	1st
13	Christopher	W5	L1	W19	W10	3	9.5	2nd
16	Niko	L10	W9	W6	W7	3	6.5	3rd
5	Aidan L	L13	W14	W15	W17	3	6	4th
2	Frank	H	W6	W10	L1	2.5	7.5	5th
10	Isaiah	W16	W17	L2	L13	2	10.5	6th
7	Oscar	W14	W15	L1	L16	2	8
17	Emma	B	L10	W12	L5	2	7	TopU300
12	Rohan	L13	W19	L17	W9	2	6.5
6	Keighvin	H	L2	L16	W15	1.5	6.5
11	Nathan	H	F	F	W14	1.5	0
15	Jack	W9	L7	L5	L6	1	7.5
9	Lucius	L15	L16	W14	L12	1	6
19	Francis	H	L12	L13	F	0.5	5
14	Bergen	L7	L5	L9	L11	0	7.5

Tournament Standings and Ratings

Tournament Standings
A = Probable Assignment Award for top U300.
Those under 300 at the start of the tournament are marked in red.

No.	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Josh	W12	W13	W7	A1	3
2	Frank	H	W6	W10	A1	2.5
5	Aidan L	L13	W14	W15	A13	2
7	Oscar	W14	W15	L1	A16	2
10	Isaiah	W16	W17	L2	A17	2
13	Christopher	W5	L1	W18	A5	2
16	Niko	L10	W9	W6	A7	2
17	Emma	B	L10	W12	A19	2
9	Lucius	L15	L16	W14	A12	1
12	Rohan	L13	W18	L17	A9	1
15	Jack	W9	L7	L5	A6	1
6	Keighvin	H	L2	L16	A15	0.5
18	Francis	H	L12	L13	A14	0.5
14	Bergen	L7	L5	L9	A18	0

Ratings

Name	15-Apr
Josh	1046
Frank	940
Thomas	730
Carter	619
Oscar	458
Aidan L	402
Keighvin	400
Oliver	347
Isaiah	338
Lucius	314
Christopher	275
Nathan	253
Niko	241
Emma	232
Jack	224
Payton	223
Rohan	201
Bergen	199
Grant	181
Ben	155
Luca	128
Misha	107
Francis	100

Chess puzzles

Take a look at these interesting positions from the U.S. Chess Championships from April 2015.
Click here.

Latest tournament Results and Ratings

Tournament Results
Make sure you come the next 3 Wednesdays! Our tournament in underway!

Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
Josh	W				1
Oscar	W				1
Isaiah	W				1
Christopher	W				1
Jack	W				1
Emma	B				1
Frank	H				0.5
Thomas	H				0.5
Carter	H				0.5
Keighvin	H				0.5
Oliver	H				0.5
Nathan	H				0.5
Payton	H				0.5
Grant	H				0.5
Ben	H				0.5
Luca	H				0.5
Misha	H				0.5
Francis	H				0.5
Dev	H				0.5
Aidan L	L				0
Lucius	L				0
Bergen	L				0
Rohan	L				0
Niko	L				0

Ratings

Name	8-Apr
Josh	1039
Frank	930
Thomas	730
Carter	619
Oscar	446
Keighvin	423
Aidan L	377
Oliver	347
Isaiah	321
Lucius	316
Christopher	271
Nathan	253
Jack	225
Emma	224
Payton	223
Bergen	217
Rohan	199
Niko	192
Grant	181
Ben	155
Luca	128
Misha	107
Francis	100
Dev	105