Latest Ratings and Tournament info

1st tournament of the year is at Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsville Saturday Nov 3.
Come if you can - registration is $16 Be there before 8:30 to register or register online and show up at 9:30.
See www.schoolchess.org

FHMS

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1118
Keis	Dan	773
Sullivan	Frank	632
Pressman	Alex P	583
Ellison	Ben	565
Keis	Andrew	557
Essen	Sam	393
Varnado	Phillip	385
Wirrer	Ben	367
Priborkin	Anton	277
Phillips	Josh	277
Swenson	Albin	271
Smith	Lendale	264
Hahnfeldt	Carter	230
McDermott	Thomas	205
LaCroix	Mitch	174
Lee	Keighvin	166
Blott	Elizabeth	156
Chastain	Devin	147
Spande	Naomi	144
Noggle	Ashley	123
Kainz	Andres	123
Hahnfeldt	Cameron	117
Andersen	Veronica	115
Anil John	Joel	107
Clark	Jason	106
Best-Tharp	Bryce	105
Morse	Veronica	105
Macal	Ethan	103
Barnard	Joe	100
Loomis	Jackson	100

Ratings after Oct 17

FHMS Ratings

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1114
Keis	Dan	733
Sullivan	Frank	615
Pressman	Alex P	581
Ellison	Ben	565
Keis	Andrew	542
Varnado	Phillip	418
Essen	Sam	383
Wirrer	Ben	343
Swenson	Albin	271
Smith	Lendale	245
Phillips	Josh	239
Priborkin	Anton	238
Hahnfeldt	Carter	201
Rutman	Charlie	191
LaCroix	Mitch	167
Blott	Elizabeth	156
McDermott	Thomas	153
Lee	Keighvin	152
Chastain	Devin	147
Spande	Naomi	144
Anil John	Joel	124
Kainz	Andres	123
Hahnfeldt	Cameron	117
Noggle	Ashley	108
Clark	Jason	106
Morse	Veronica	105
Best-Tharp	Bryce	105
Andersen	Veronica	102
Macal	Ethan	100
Kasella	Stephen	100
Cordova	Sydney	100
Manirath	Austin	100
Barnard	Joe	100
Landsman	James	100
Chakkithara	Gayatri	100
Loomis	Jackson	100

Oct 10 Ratings

Friendly Hills Chess Ratings

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1091
Keis	Dan	713
Sullivan	Frank	595
Ellison	Ben	565
Pressman	Alex P	555
Keis	Andrew	524
Varnado	Phillip	405
Essen	Sam	388
Wirrer	Ben	333
Swenson	Albin	256
Smith	Lendale	248
Priborkin	Anton	196
Rutman	Charlie	191
Phillips	Josh	188
Hahnfeldt	Carter	170
LaCroix	Mitch	167
Spande	Naomi	152
Blott	Elizabeth	151
McDermott	Thomas	148
Lee	Keighvin	140
Chastain	Devin	133
Kainz	Andres	132
Morse	Veronica	105
Best-Tharp	Bryce	105
Kasella	Stephen	100
Andersen	Veronica	100
Macal	Ethan	100
Clark	Jason	100
Cordova	Sydney	100
Manirath	Austin	100
Noggle	Ashley	100
Hahnfeldt	Cameron	100
Barnard	Joe	100
Anil John	Joel	100
Landsman	James	100
Chakkithara	Gayatri	100
Loomis	Jackson	100

Big Turnout on Oct 3

We set a record with 25 in attendance at chess club today.
Biggest gains were made by Phillip +67, Naomi +52, Mitch +37 and Carter +36

FRIENDLY HILLS

Last Name	First Name	Rating	Attendance
Miranda	Thomas	1106	3
Keis	Dan	664	3
Sullivan	Frank	579	2
Ellison	Ben	565	1
Pressman	Alex P	555	0
Keis	Andrew	524	3
Varnado	Phillip	405	1
Essen	Sam	383	2
Wirrer	Ben	333	0
Swenson	Albin	263	2
Smith	Lendale	226	2
Rutman	Charlie	191	0
Phillips	Josh	174	3
LaCroix	Mitch	161	3
Spande	Naomi	152	1
Priborkin	Anton	151	3
Hahnfeldt	Carter	141	2
Chastain	Devin	133	1
Blott	Elizabeth	132	2
Kainz	Andres	132	3
McDermott	Thomas	126	3
Lee	Keighvin	113	3
Best-Tharp	Bryce	105	1
Barnard	Joe	105	3
Kasella	Stephen	100	0
Andersen	Veronica	100	1
Macal	Ethan	100	2
Clark	Jason	100	2
Cordova	Sydney	100	0
Morse	Veronica	100	1
Manirath	Austin	100	0
Noggle	Ashley	100	3
Hahnfeldt	Cameron	100	2
Anil John	Joel	100	3
Landsman	James	100	0
Chakkithara	Gayatri	100	0
Loomis	Jackson	100	3

Latest Numbers after Sept 26

Latest Numbers after Sept 26

Friendly Hills Rating

Last Name	First Name	Rating	Attendance	Grade
Miranda	Thomas	1101	2	7
Keis	Dan	662	2	8
Ellison	Ben	565	1	6
Sullivan	Frank	574	1	6
Pressman	Alex P	555	0	8
Keis	Andrew	559	2	7
Essen	Sam	388	1
Varnado	Phillip	339	0	8
Wirrer	Ben	333	0
Swenson	Albin	264	1	7
Smith	Lendale	206	1	7
Rutman	Charlie	191	0	7
Lee	Keighvin	140	2	6
Macal	Ethan	110	2
Hahnfeldt	Cameron	105	1	5
Hahnfeldt	Carter	105	1	5
Barnard	Joe	100	2	5
Loomis	Jackson	100	2
Anil John	Joel	126	2
Best-Tharp	Bryce	105	1	8
Blott	Elizabeth	105	1
Noggle	Ashley	100	2	5
Phillips	Josh	156	2	6
Priborkin	Anton	126	2
McDermott	Thomas	126	2
LaCroix	Mitch	124	2	7
Kainz	Andres	100	2
Landsman	James	100	0
Chakkithara	Gayatri	100	0
Kasella	Stephen	100	0	7
Spande	Naomi	100	0
Manirath	Austin	100	0	6
Cordova	Sydney	100	0	5
Chastain	Devin	100	0	7
Kasella	Andrew	100	0	5

Chess Club Sept 19

We had 20 students turn out for the first day of chess club. There are 15 others interested who were not able to be there for our first meeting. That makes 35 if everyone shows up next week  There are only 24 stools, but table space enough for 48. I will order a few more chess sets on Friday. If you would like to order a set of your own, call Mr. Heinemann on Thursday at 651-451-8421. Nice sets like the ones we use - board, pieces with extra queens and vinyl bag for pieces - only $10 with my quantity discount!

PARENTS
We have some good players and will no doubt develop a few more this year. We have a chance to raise some money for the chess club in order to help finance a trip to Nashville, TN for the national championships on April 5-7. On March 23-24 the School Chess Association is holding the statewide chess championships at Minnehaha Academy High School North Campus. We have been asked if we'd like to sell concessions there. Since there are about 400-500 kids and their families, it usually nets several thousand dollars which would go a long way toward defraying any costs. But we'll need parents to purchase the food, sell it, and cook the hotdogs. We usually order lots of pizzas, then sell them for $2 a slice, hot dogs, chips, fruit, pop, candy, etc. Left over candy and pop is typically sold to the group running concessions at the next tournament. If interested in any capacity contact Bill Heinemann.

Friendly Hills Ratings

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1095
Keis	Dan	657
Ellison	Ben	574
Sullivan	Frank	567
Pressman	Alex P	555
Keis	Andrew	552
Essen	Sam	388
Varnado	Phillip	339
Wirrer	Ben	333
Swenson	Albin	264
Smith	Lendale	206
Rutman	Charlie	191
Lee	Keighvin	136
Macal	Ethan	105
Hahnfeldt	Cameron	105
Hahnfeldt	Carter	105
Barnard	Joe	105
Jackson	Loomis	105
Anil John	Joel	105
Best-Tharp	Bryce	105
Blott	Elizabeth	105
Noggle	Ashley	105
Phillips	Josh	105
Priborkin	Anton	105
McDermott	Thomas	105
LaCroix	Mitch	105
Kainz	Andres	105
Landsman	James	100
Chakkithara	Gayatri	100
Kasella	Stephen	100
Spande	Naomi	100
Manirath	Austin	100
Cordova	Sydney	100
Chastain	Devin	100
Kasella	Andrew	100

Chess Club Start

CHESS CLUB START

It's time for a new school year and time for chess club to start up again. We meet Wednesday's after school from 3:20 to 4:50 in Room 123. New or experienced players are welcome.

Last year was the first year of chess club at FHMS. We had about 20 who participated at some point in the year and about 10-12 regulars. We were able to field a team for the SCA Jr. High championships and finished in 4th, earning the trophy for the to p Middle School. We also participated with our 5th and 6th graders in the Elementary championships and finished in 9th place in the state, again earning a nice trophy.

PARENTS
We hope to improve on that this year and I've even got my eye on Nationals - April 5th-7th in Nashville, Tennessee. It's a great experience - 5,000 kids playing chess at once! I've taken several teams to Nashville before and the Gaylord is a fantastic place, If your child is one of our top players, set aside the time (and the money) now, We have a chance to raise about $1000 for the team by serving food at the SCA statewide championships in March. We need volunteers to prepare and serve food at that 2-day event at Minnehaha Academy North Campus in March.

STUDENTS

Are you smarter than an Olympian? Here's a position from a game between Kenya and Afghanistan in the women's division. The Kenyan lady had a chance for a winning move and missed it. Can you find it. Black to move.