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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Quad Results

We held quad tournament on Wednesday. Here are the results:

Quad #1
Miles 2
Jay.. 1
Oscar 1
JackS 0

Quad #2
Lucius 3
Grant. 1.5
Jacob  1
Chris  0.5

Quad#3
Keira.. .5
Jackson .5


Aidan 570
Oscar 497
Jack S 459
Jay 457
Isaiah 451
Miles 443
Lucius 436
Jacob 356
Grant 349
Jack L 315
Shakti 274
Kiera 203
Christian 195
Ellyanna 179
Catey 162
Jackson 157
Dylan 150

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Progress Reports

I graphed your progress and this is what I see:
Aidan - It's tough at the top but you have made some progress this year.
Oscar - After a meteoric rise last year, you have hit a plateau. Better  attendance might help.
Jack - Strong progress all year. You are poised to move into second place
Jay - I like your attitude - play hard players. Eventually it works in your favor and its paying off.
Isaiah - Good steady progress marred my a brief period of poor attendance
Miles - Great progress all year. Hit a bump in the road this week, but you work hard and will succeed.
Lucius - Good steady progress all year. Briefly broke the 400 level.
Jacob - You started the year in the 100's and are now 372. Impressive graph
Grant - Slow progress until the last few week. Your enthusiasm for playing works for you.
Jack L - Very little progress since Oct. Your fear of good players is hurting you. Contrast with Jay.
Shakti - You were making good progress then sporadic attendance slowed you down.
Christian - On the days you take your eyes off your iPad you make good progress - like today.
Kiera - Slow progress, but very steady. First year players find it difficult to break 200, but you did.
Ellyanna and Catey - You can't make progress without hard work. Pay attention during lessons.
Jackson - It's hard joining late. Everyone's had lessons you missed. I'm pleased with where you are.
Dylan - First year players have trouble getting off 100. Good progress when you attend.


Reminder anyone over 400 will have some success at a tournament.
There is a tournament Saturday at Metcalf Jr High from 8:20 to about 3:00+ Cost $20-22 plus lunch

Aidan 570
Oscar 495
Jack S 487
Jay 453
Isaiah 451
Miles 401
Lucius 393
Jacob 372
Grant 343
Jack L 315
Shakti 274
Christian 237
Kiera 200
Ellyanna 179
Catey 162
Jackson 150
Dylan 150

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Tournament Schedule and Latest Ratings

Sat Feb 20 Metcalf Jr High, Burnsville Grade Level Championships (we need 3 per grade) I think our best team would be:
7th grade with Aiden, and Oscar and Isaiah playing up
6th grade with Oscar and Isaiah, Lucius, and Miles playing up a grade.
5th grade with Miles, Jacob and Shakti

Sat Mar 12 Metcalf Jr High,  Jr High Championships (we need 4) I'd like our top 6 at this tournament - Aiden, Oscar, Isaiah, Miles, Jack S and Jay

Sat April 9-10 Breck, Golden Valley, Elementary Championships (need 4 in grades 5-6)
Oscar, IsaiahMiles, and Lucius, Jacob or Jack


Aidan 570
Oscar 501
Jack S 448
Isaiah 430
Miles 424
Jay 421
Lucius 400
Jacob 355
Jack L 315
Grant 312
Shakti 282
Christian 203
Kiera 200
Ellyanna 181
Catey 162
Jackson 159
Dylan 150

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Tournament schedule and Ratings

Tournament Schedule

Sat Feb 6 Zachary Lane Elem., Plymouth - Low priority but the last chance to participate in a tournament before the various statewide chamionships

Sat Feb 20 Metcalf Jr High, Burnsville Grade Level Championships (we need 3 per grade) I think our best team would be:
7th grade with Aiden, and Oscar and Isaiah playing up
6th grade with Oscar and Isaiah, and Miles playing up a grade.
5th grade with Miles, Jacob and Shakti

Sat Mar 12 Metcalf Jr High,  Jr High Championships (we need 4) I'd like our top 6 at this tournament - Aiden, Oscar, Isaiah, Miles, Jack S and Jay

Sat April 9-10 Breck, Golden Valley, Elementary Championships (need 4 in grades 5-6)
Oscar, IsaiahMiles, and Lucius, Jacob or Jack

Our lessons on discovered attacks have not gone well. Checking my lesson plans I see this was the third lesson on this. But you haven't caught on yet to the power of this tactic. Scores from Wed - 8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 out of a possible 12. We'll have to do this again until you catch on to the most powerful weapon of chess after I have time to create a new worksheet.

Rank Name Rating
1 Aidan 583
2 Oscar 507
3 Isaiah 425
4 Miles 424
5 Jack S 417
6 Jay 399
7 Lucius 393
8 Jacob 355
9 Jack L 315
10 Shakti 282
11 Grant 274
12 Christian 211
13 Ellyanna 192
14 Kiera 179
15 Jackson 179
16 Catey 176
17 Dylan 128