State Championships

If you see this announcement, let your parent know you'll need transportation on Mar 23rd and 24th.

Just an update - On March 23-24 the State Chess Championships will take place for all ages.
Grades K-6 will be under the auspices of SCA at Minnehaha Academy North Campus. This is the first time in several years that SCA's tournament will be officially the state championship for teams. The top 16 will qualify for the Tournament of Champions and the winner of that tournament will be the individual state champion. Those 6th grade and under will go to Minnehaha for that tournament. I will be at Minnehaha.

Also on March 23-24, the Junior High and High School team and individual championships will take place at the Riverfront Crowne Plaza Hotel on Wabasha and Kellogg in St. Paul. We should be able to field a good team for this one - we need 4 players (I think)

Tournament on Saturday Jan 17 at Metcalf Junior High in Burnsville
FRIENDLY HILLS TEAM
Board #1 Tom Miranda
Board#2 Dan Keis
Board #3 Andrew Keis
Board #4 Alex Pressman
Board #5 Ben Wirrer
Alternate Anton Priborkin, Sam Essen (If Alternates are not needed they will play in the open section in their appropriate grade section. (grades 4-6 or 7-9)

FHMS ByRating

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1111
Keis	Dan	930
Henry	Mace	824
Sullivan	Frank	711
Keis	Andrew	688
Pressman	Alex	642
Ellison	Ben	565
Wirrer	Ben	528
Priborkin	Anton	520
Essen	Sam	477
Phillips	Josh	385
Varnado	Phillip	383
McDermott	Thomas	373
Smith	Lendale	344
Hahnfeldt	Carter	242
Rutman	Charlie	210
Barnard	Joe	206
LaCroix	Mitch	174
Lee	Keighvin	170
Nordby	Magnus	159
Noggle	Ashley	152
Spande	Naomi	142
Johnson	Evan	139
Clark	Jason	123
Nordby	Celia	122
Macal	Ethan	100
Anil John	Joel	100
Kainz	Andres	100

End of Year Ratings

Here's how it stands at the end of the year!
Looks like we won't be entering a team in the Jr. High League due to lack of interest/enthusiasm.

However, let's see if we can get a team for the team vx. team tournament on Jan 12
We need  5 players. I think Thomas, Dan, and Alex would like to do this. We need two more!
Andrew? Frank? Ben? Sam? Anton?
I think we have a pretty good team, maybe not as good as Metcalf or Capitol Hill .. yet. But I think we're improving fast. I'm especially impressed by the strides made by Andrew, Anton, and Dan.

Remember to put Feb 16 and Mar 9 on your calendars. These are the two big (and last) tournaments of the year.

FHMS ByRating

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1082
Keis	Dan	919
Henry	Mace	824
Sullivan	Frank	714
Keis	Andrew	658
Pressman	Alex	639
Ellison	Ben	565
Wirrer	Ben	515
Essen	Sam	486
Priborkin	Anton	463
Varnado	Phillip	383
McDermott	Thomas	355
Smith	Lendale	344
Phillips	Josh	335
Hahnfeldt	Carter	242
Barnard	Joe	206
Lee	Keighvin	176
LaCroix	Mitch	174
Nordby	Magnus	159
Noggle	Ashley	152
Spande	Naomi	142
Johnson	Evan	139
Nordby	Celia	132
Clark	Jason	123
Macal	Ethan	100
Anil John	Joel	100
Kainz	Andres	100

Latest Ratings 12-12-12

Congrats to Ben Wirrer who won our single-elimination tournament today!
If you want to compete in the Jr. High League, make sure your parents see this::
Board 1 - Tom Miranda
Board 2 - Dan Keis
Board 3 - Frank Sullivan
Board 4 - Andrew Keis
Board 5 - Alex Pressman
Alternates Ben Ellison, Ben Wirrer, Sam Essen, Anton Priborkin (I would use all 4 alternates, one each week or each meet replacing boards 3-5 or when someone couldn't make it.)

PARENTS: We need transportation for 5 or kids to Metcalf on five?  Friday afternoons (3:15 - 6:00) or Seward Montessori in Mpls on 3 Sat. Morns (9:00-12:00) during Jan Feb and March

FHMS By Rating

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1082
Keis	Dan	866
Henry	Mace	830
Sullivan	Frank	682
Keis	Andrew	644
Pressman	Alex	639
Ellison	Ben	565
Wirrer	Ben	509
Essen	Sam	474
Priborkin	Anton	434
Varnado	Phillip	383
McDermott	Thomas	322
Phillips	Josh	317
Smith	Lendale	310
Hahnfeldt	Carter	235
Barnard	Joe	193
Lee	Keighvin	176
LaCroix	Mitch	174
Nordby	Magnus	159
Noggle	Ashley	152
Spande	Naomi	142
Johnson	Evan	139
Nordby	Celia	132
Clark	Jason	123
Macal	Ethan	100
Anil John	Joel	100
Kainz	Andres	100

Warning to Tournament Players!

We had a scoring discrepancy on Saturday. Dan Keis said he got a draw with Ryler McDowell in round 3, but it officially went down that Ryler won. This happened to Thomas last tournament too, but we got it straightened out quickly.

How can you prevent this?
#1 When you report the results, watch the person write it down. Make sure they have it right.

#2 When the next round is posted, first look at the standings to make sure it went into the computer correctly. If there is a problem, report it to the tournament director at the front table immediately. That would be Iric Lampert (or Robert Plunkett last week). They will probably tell all of your section to stop playing and the computer will re-pair everyone.

#3 Unfortunately if a computer entry error is made in the last round, there is no way to tell until it is too late, but if you're supposed to get a trophy and the kid you beat in the last round is getting a trophy, it might be wise to speak up at that point. "Wait! I beat you in the last round. How many wins did you have? Three? I had four. I think there's a mistake."

#4 If your name is spelled wrong, or your school is now different, let someone at the scorer's table know and they'll get it fixed. If your name is spelled wrong or your grade is wrong on this blog, let me know.

Tournament Resuls

The Friendly Hill Chess Team did OK at the tournament. The final results are not yet available. We ended up with more wins than losses for our top three, which is what counts for the team score. We slightly underperformed, which means if we were to do this again, we'd probably do a bit better, but it also shows we still have some work to do.
______ W L D Rating
Thomas 2 2 0 -57
Alex P 2 2 0 -17
Dan K. 2 2 0 -22
Ben W. 1 3 0 -3

FHMS ByRating

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Miranda	Thomas	1073
Henry	Mace	833
Keis	Dan	817
Sullivan	Frank	682
Pressman	Alex	645
Keis	Andrew	643
Ellison	Ben	565
Wirrer	Ben	477
Essen	Sam	457
Priborkin	Anton	386
Varnado	Phillip	383
Phillips	Josh	348
McDermott	Thomas	317
Smith	Lendale	290
Hahnfeldt	Carter	223
Lee	Keighvin	176
LaCroix	Mitch	174
Barnard	Joe	171
Nordby	Magnus	159
Noggle	Ashley	152
Johnson	Evan	143
Spande	Naomi	142
Nordby	Celia	132
Clark	Jason	123
Macal	Ethan	109
Anil John	Joel	100
Kainz	Andres	100

Tournament Saturday, Dec 8 2012

There is a tournament Saturday,. A number of you are going.
WHO: Anyone rate 300 and up can come But you need to play at the 400 level to be able to win 1, 600 to win 2, 800 to win 3, 1000 to win 4 and 1400 to win 5.
WHERE: Metcalf Jr. High in Burnsfville (Cedar and Diffley)
WHEN: Register Before 8:30 on Saturday Dec. 8.
HOW MUCH: The school is not covering this one. The cost is $18 ($20 for first-timers). Bring $5 for lunch

I hope to see some of you there. Three in a grade makes a team.

FUNsheet 13c Scores.
Tom, Sam, Dan and Frank solved them all!
Alex, Josh, and Anton missed only 1.
Joe and Joel missed only 2.
Ben and Evan weren't far behind.

If I don't have your grade right, or if your name is misspelled, let me know next week.

FHMS ByRating

Last Name	First Name	Rating	Attendance	Grade
Miranda	Thomas	1130	11	7
Keis	Dan	839	11	8
Henry	Mace	833	4	7
Sullivan	Frank	682	9	6
Pressman	Alex	662	7	8
Keis	Andrew	643	10	7
Ellison	Ben	565	1	6
Wirrer	Ben	480	7	8
Essen	Sam	457	11	8
Priborkin	Anton	386	11	6
Varnado	Phillip	383	5	8
Phillips	Josh	348	11	6
McDermott	Thomas	317	11
Smith	Lendale	290	9	7
Hahnfeldt	Carter	223	8	5
Lee	Keighvin	176	11	6
LaCroix	Mitch	174	5	7
Barnard	Joe	171	7	5
Nordby	Magnus	159	2	7
Noggle	Ashley	152	7	5
Johnson	Evan	143	2
Spande	Naomi	142	4
Nordby	Celia	132	2
Clark	Jason	123	6	7
Macal	Ethan	109	6
Anil John	Joel	100	9
Kainz	Andres	100	8