News

Tournament Saturday Be at Metcalf Middle School in Burnsville by 8:30 with about $27 for fees and lunch money. Plan to be there until about 3:00

Misinformed - My apologies. Sergey Karjakin did not win the tiebreaker - it ended in a stalemate. Also, they had to play a series of 4 rapid games back to back today. That was game 2 I was looking at. So games 1 and 2 were draws. Games 3 and 4 were won by Magnus Carlsen. So Magnus Carlsen is still the world chess champion. I don't think anyone expected the young Russian to put up such a fight; so congratulations to both players!

Final game: Carlsen is white - how does he win?



Ratings

Name	20-Nov
Aidan	754
Isaiah	555
Miles	535
Grant	511
Oscar	498
Jack L	313
Niko	304
Torben	290
Christian	268
Jaden	267
Henry	255
Jackson	254
Jack C	167
Matthew	160
Zeke	143
Kiran	132
Jeremiah	118
Luca	118
Maria	115
Luke	100

Ratings after 11-16

Upcoming Tournaments
We now have 5 player rated at about 500 or above. We could have some success at a tournament.
Nov 19 Burnsville Metcalf 8:30-3:00 $20 + lunch + $2 one-time membership fee. Good warm-up.
Dec 3 Burnsville Metcalf 8:30-3:00 same fees. Team (need 3 or more) I think we should play our top 5 in the 8th grade section.

Aidan	762
Isaiah	542
Grant	505
Miles	497
Oscar	479
Jack L	332
Niko	295
Torben	272
Christian	268
Jaden	264
Henry	226
Jackson	222
Matthew	165
Jack C	162
Kiran	137
Zeke	130
Jeremiah	118
Luca	118
Maria	115

Gift ideas.

I have ordered several chess sets and scorebooks from US chess. I get deals for ordering often, ordering bulk and one shipping charge. So I can offer sets to my students for my cost.

Sets are like the ones we use at school and include pieces, extra queens, black and white vinyl board and a carrying case with zipper, handles, and sleeve for a rolled-up board.

Set  $11
Scorebook $2.

Nov 9 News

Upcoming Tournaments
We now have 5 player rated at about 500 or above. We could have some success at a tournament.
Nov 19 Burnsville Metcalf 8:30-3:00 $20 + lunch + $2 one-time membership fee. Good warm-up.
Dec 3 Burnsville Metcalf 8:30-3:00 same fees. Team (need 3 or more) I think we should play our top 5 in the 8th grade section.
Jan 7 Burnsville team vs team (Need 5 players)
Lesson
We learned about pins today.
1) Look for two pieces in a line
2) Once you've pinned a piece don't be in a hurry to take it; it's not going anywhere. Make your opponent squirm under the pressure of the pin
3) Attack the pinned piece
4) Finally, as always, figure out what you opponent has to do to get out of the pin, and then DON"T LET HIM DO IT!

Name	9-Nov
Aidan	740
Isaiah	510
Oscar	505
Miles	496
Grant	484
Jack L	337
Christian	268
Niko	266
Jaden	252
Torben	247
Henry	233
Jackson	200
Matthew	165
Kiran	144
Zeke	141
Jack C	137
Luca	118
Maria	115
Jeremiah	112
Serra	100

Tournament info, Ratings and Problem 8

Tournament on Saturday - Highview Middle School in New Brighton 
694 to Silver Lake Rd south 1 blk to 7th then East 1/2 blk
Register on-line and show up at 9:15 or register at the door by 8:30. Will be done about 2:30.
For more details see schoolchess.org I'm planning on being there.
Here's problem #8 for those who want to work on it.
White's turn. Good luck. Hint: in situations like this, it is imperative to stay on the attack - keep the black king in check lest he start attacking you. If Black plays well, it will take 7 moves to clear all of Black's pieces off the board! Numerous hurdles and threats of hurdles limit Black's options.

Name	2-Nov
Aidan	722
Isaiah	519
Oscar	515
Grant	461
Miles	450
Jack L	337
Niko	287
Christian	268
Jaden	237
Torben	226
Henry	220
Jackson	189
Kiran	144
Jack C	141
Zeke	141
Matthew	140
Luca	118
Jeremiah	112
Maria	111