Chess Match at Friendly Hills Feb 1

We still plan to have the chess match at Friendly Hills on Friday after school in the cafeteria.
All players are welcome to come and play! You will play two games.
We should be done about 5:45. Arrange to get picked up at school or call when you are done.

We are currently in 4th place of 6 teams.

Our team will be playing against Metcalf A and Metcalf B.

Board 1 Owen
Board 2 Graham
Board 3 Shanmuka
Board 4 Elijah
Board 5 ?

We need a 5th player due to several students who can't make it Friday.
Next in line for board 5 are:
Billy, Amanuel, Zach, Tyler, Adrien, Carlos

Match Results

Friendly Hills 2½  Metcalf C 2½  with wins by Luke and Graham and a draw by Elijah

Friendly Hills ½  Salem Hills 4½ with a draw by Luke

Since I do not have ratings for your opponents (not to mention that I don't even know who you played) I added 10 points for a win, subtracted 10 for a loss, no change for a draw and add 3 points for a scrimmage game for extra players.

Next week at Friendly Hills we take on Metcalf A and Metcalf B

Owen	1058
Luke	935
Miles	814
Graham	580
Shanmuka	432
Elijah	404

Friday's match and Ratings - updated 1-24

Match Friday
Gather your stuff quickly and head to the cafeteria at 3:24
Owen will come find the 4 of you and take you to Metcalf.
Bring chess set and clock.
Bring your IPAD and make sure it's charged. Our website has a link to a chess clock ap. Set it for 30 minutes with a five second delay or as instructed by Mr. Ribnik. Familiarize yourself with the ap.
I will try to remember to supply notation paper and pencils.
Board 1 Owen
Board 2 Luke
Board 3 Graham
Board 4 Shanmuka
Board 5 Elijah
Round 1 vs Metcalf C, Round 2 vs Salem Hills
We may or may not win these matches, but take your time and see if we can score a few wins.
Try to use everything I've taught you.

Name	23-Jan
Owen	1078
Luke	925
Miles	814
Graham	580
Shanmuka	452
Elijah	414
Billy	360
Amanuel	296
Zach	296
Tyler	284
Adrien	229
Carlos	228
Leo	222
Manogna	209
Jack	173
Justin	171
Audrey	152
Bisrat	150
Braeden	122
Benny	121
Joshua	119
Sean	108
Riley	107
Nahom	100
Winston	100
Sahasra	100
Sam	100

Upcoming Opportunities

League Matches begin Jan 25 - Top Six may come - more if needed.
Jan 25 - Metcalf approx 3:30 - 5:45  Rd1 vs Metcalf C    Rd2 vs Salem Hills
            Owen's dad Matt will drive to Metcalf
            Luke's Mom will bring them back to Friendly Hills
            Parents must arrange to pick up their children at either Metcalf or FHMS

Feb 1 - FHMS   approx 3:30  - 5:45  Rd3 vs Metcalf A    Rd4 vs Metcalf B
            Parents must arrange to pick up their children at either FHMS

  

Feb 8 - Metcalf  approx 3:30 - 5:45  Rd5 vs Faithful Shepherd
            Elijah's mom will bring them back to FHMS
            Parents must arrange to pick up their children at either Metcalf or FHMS

Playoffs - top 2 teams advance (highly unlikely) at Metcalf - Sat. Apr. 6

Rank	Name	16-Jan
1	Owen	1060
2	Luke	925
3	Miles	814
4	Graham	525
5	Shanmuka	436
6	Elijah	415
7	Billy	346
8	Tyler	320
9	Zach	288
10	Carlos	228
11	Amanuel	227
12	Adrien	227
13	Leo	222
14	Manogna	209
15	Jack	173
16	Justin	171
17	Audrey	152
18	Bisrat	127
19	Braeden	122
20	Joshua	119
21	Benny	117
22	Sean	108
23	Riley	107
24	Nahom	100
25	Winston	100
26	Sahasra	100
27	Sam	100

SE Division of the Minnesota Junior High Chess League

We will be joining a chess league competing against other schools in the area. We need our top five players, but we'll undoubtedly need 2 or 3 subs on occasion. Extra players are welcome to come and play other team's extra players for a scrimmage game. Parents will need to get together to arrange transportation to and from the matches.
Teams: Metcalf A, B and C, Salem Hills, Friendly Hills, Faithful Shepherd.
We might need to get out 10 minutes early on Metcalf days.
Jan 25 at Metcalf 3:30-5:40
Feb 1 at Friendly Hills 3:30-5:40
Feb 8 at Metcalf 3:30-5:40
The format is our top 5 face another school's top 5. Team that wins 3 games wins the match.
Rules: Touch move. All games must be notated. All games will use clocks if available - find the chess clock on your IPad and become familiar with it. I'll bring a couple clocks, your opponents may have some, etc.

Name	9-Jan
Owen	1040
Luke	904
Miles	814
Graham	506
Shanmuka	435
Elijah	375
Billy	324
Tyler	320
Zach	267
Adrien	251
Carlos	246
Leo	222
Manogna	209
Amanuel	177
Jack	173
Justin	171
Audrey	152
Braeden	122
Joshua	119
Benny	117
Sean	108
Riley	107
Nahom	100
Winston	100
Sahasra	100
Sam	100

Chess Tournament tomorrow at Burnsville Metcalf

If we have 5 there we can play in the eam vs team which is always a fun tournament - good practice for our upcoming matches. If we don't have 5 you can still play in the regular sections.