Ratings after Nov 5

Congratulations to Oscar who delivered a checkmate with K & Q in 43 seconds - the fastest in the class. Frank, Emma, Josh, and Gabe also passed the test by checkmating in less than a minute.

If you didn't pass, you still have one week left to practice and do it next week for 10 points. If you need review you can check my chess lessons out on the link on this page.

Name	5-Nov
Frank	892
Josh	812
Thomas	600
Carter	379
Joe	341
Keighvin	274
Oscar	251
Aidan L	227
Rohan	207
Payton	207
Nathan	190
Lucius	188
Isaiah	185
Bryce	157
Gabe	155
Bergen	137
Christopher	134
Travis	124
Emma	113
Damien	107
Francis	105
Lucas	105
Dev	101
Magnus	100

Need a Chess Set?

I'll be ordering sets soon like the ones we use at school. Pieces board and carrying case for $15 or less depending on how many orders I get. I hope to get them for $12 if I get 10 orders from all my schools.
Let me know what color board and case (black, green, blue, dark red) Here's a link so you can see what you're getting.

http://www.uscfsales.com/chess-sets/club-chess-sets/standard-chess-set-combination-single-weighted-regulation-pieces-vinyl-chessboard-standard-bag.html

Ratings after Oct 29

Tournament Saturday Nov 1 at Highview Middle School in New Brighton 8:30am to about 3:00pm
Call me if interested 651-451-8412 for more details. Cost about $25 including lunch.

Name	Rating
Frank	881
Josh	801
Thomas	594
Carter	379
Joe	341
Keighvin	269
Oscar	228
Aidan L	223
Payton	207
Lucius	192
Isaiah	174
Bryce	168
Rohan	158
Nathan	154
Bergen	144
Christopher	134
Emma	134
Gabe	129
Travis	119
Dev	113
Damien	107
Lucas	105
Francis	100
Magnus	100

Latest Ratings after Oct 22

Next tournament is Nov 1 High view Middle School New Brighton Grade Level
Compete as individuals. Play only those in your same grade. If we have at least 3 we are also competing as a team. You can also choose to play up a grade or several grades to form a team.
Think about it. I plan to be there

Name	22-Oct
Frank	881
Josh	795
Thomas	580
Carter	379
Joe	350
Keighvin	269
Aidan L	223
Oscar	204
Payton	189
Lucius	183
Rohan	169
Isaiah	163
Bergen	136
Christopher		134
Gabe	129
Nathan	125
Bryce	124
Travis	119
Dev	113
Emma	111
Damien	107
Lucas	105
Magnus	100
Quintin	100
Francis	100

Chess News

First tournament of the year OCTOBER 18 in Champlin. If you have questions, see www.schoolchess.org  or contact me - Bill Heinemann

Here are the latest ratings. Notice the surge of newcomers who have gotten up to about 170.

Name	Rating
Frank	861
Josh	774
Thomas	560
Carter	379
Joe	350
Keighvin	247
Aidan L	177
Lucius	174
Oscar	171
Isaiah	170
Rohan	169
Payton	144
Bergen	137
Travis	118
Bryce	118
Nathan	112
Emma	111
Lucas	105
Quintin	100
Francis	100
Magnus	100
Damien	100
Dain	100
Aidan D	100
Luca	100

Ratings After Oct 1

If you're interested in a tournament for some good practice - Oct 18th in Champlin. I'm planning on being there. See schoolchess.org for details.

NAME________RATING

Frank	841
Josh	754
Thomas	537
Carter	379
Joe	350
Keighvin	231
Lucius	166
Aidan	165
Rohan	156
Isaiah	145
Payton	144
Oscar	141
Bergen	137
Travis	122
Nathan	105
Lucas	105
Quintin	100
Francis	100
Magnus	100
Emma	100
Bryce	100
Damien	100
Dain	100
Aidan	100
Luca	100

Chess Club Kick-Off

We had our first meeting of the chess club on Wednesday Sept. 24 Great turnout.
This is a rebuilding year - only 2 players left from last year's team and 4 or 5 who were in chess club last year. Lot's of 5th graders this year! In 4 years, with a lot of work, you will be champions. Hang in there - it's going to be a rough ride for a while.

Here are the ratings after today. If your rating went up into the 120's or 130's, next week you should play others that went up.

A tournament schedule can be found at schoolchess.org First tournament is Oct 18 way up in Champlin. The next two are also in the NW area of the Twin Cities. You're welcome to attend those if you'd like, but I'm not pushing those.

I'm looking at Dec 13 in Burnsville for our first tournament as a team. Usually I want your rating to be around 400 to participate in tournaments. We'll see who's ready by then.

Name	24-Sep
Frank	812
Josh	753
Thomas	560
Carter	379
Joe	350
Rohan	137
Oscar	137
Lucius	137
Bergen	132
Aidan	124
Isaiah	121
Nathan	105
Lucas	105
Quintin	100
Francis	100
Magnus	100
Emma	100
Bryce	100
Damien	100
Travis	100
Dain	100
Aidan	100
Luca	100