Ratings after Sept 30

Don't worry about a low rating. That's a starting point - you have years to learn and improve.

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	30-Sep
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	684
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	634
7	3	Lee	Aidan L	464
6	4	Halverson	Oscar	464
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	329
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	296
6	7	Larsen	Jack	253
6	8	Hess	Niko	248
7	9	Metz-Taylor	Grant	244
6	10	Kibler	Lucius	242
7	11	S	Jack	159
5	12	Gurung	Shakti	158
5	13	Stamman	Jacob	145
8	14	Shaver	Jay	143
5	15	Dunn	Miles	122
5	16	Lee	Ellyanna	121
5	17	Henry	Justin	106
5	18	O'Hara	Christian	105
7	19	Ky	Dylan	100
5	20	Rotan	Hunter	100
5	21	Chastain	Catey	100

Ratings after 9-23

Here are the ratings after Sep 23.
Some of you did not accurately fill out the signup sheet. Please correct your grade and complete name next Wednesday.

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	23-Sep
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	704
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	634
7	3	Lee	Aidan L	446
6	4	Halverson	Oscar	445
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	325
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	287
6	7	Kibler	Lucius	254
6	8	Larsen	Jack	248
7	9	Metz-Taylor	Grant	224
7	10	S	Jack	159
8	11	Shaver	Jay	124
12	12	Gurung	Shakti	121
5	13		Justin	116
13	14	Stamman	Jacob	116
5	15		Hunter	100
9	16	Ky	Dylan	100
14	17	O'Hara	Christian	100
5	18	Lee	Ellyanna	100

Chess Club Sep 2015

Yes, we will have chess club again this year!
If you've participated before, your rating will continue where it left off last year.
We'll meet after school on Wednesdays from 3:20 - 5:00.
First meeting - Sept 23. Room 123.
First tournament (optional) Oct 17 Oxbow Creek Elem. Champlin Minn.

Here are the ratings from those active in chess club last year:

Grade	Rank	Last	Name	Rating
8	1	McDermott	Thomas	730
8	2	Hahnfeldt	Carter	619
6	3	Halverson	Oscar	439
7	4	Lee	Aidan L	415
6	5	Walker	Isaiah	325
8	6	Leckington	Christopher	299
6	7	Kibler	Lucius	299
8	8	Elliot	Nathan	272
6	9	Hess	Niko	270
7	10	Stevenson	Emma	227
6	11	Sharma	Rohan	226
6	12	Larsen	Jack	220
6	13	Manternach	Bergen	190
6	14	Peterson	Travis	130
6	15	Lombardi	Luca	128
8	16	Smith	Francis	100

Nationals

Ever wonder how good chess is in Minnesota compared to the rest of the nation?
The Jr. High Championships just finished in Louisville Kentucky, and here are some results.
You'll recognize a lot of the names from tournaments or our matches with Seward.
Championship Section - Metcalf 5th place
Pratik Nehete 5, Henry Hutton 4.5, Zander Gorton 4, Cole Medin 3.5, Alexander Gude 3.5
U1250 Section - Seward 2nd place, Metcalf 4th place
Sam Kendrick 6 (2nd place), Max Dietrich 5.5 (8th place), Nelson Munene 5.5 (9th place)
Sebastian Falk 5 (16th place), Marshall Urban (5) 28th place, Sammie Stadick 4.5,
Isabel Tifre 4, Tyler McDonald 4, Mason Boos 4, Akale Masango 3.5, Charlie Dempsey 3
U1000 Section - Metcalf 1st place
Collin Ridgeway 7 (1st place), Ben Brekke 5.5, (8th place), Jarett Mosoti 5.5 (10th place),
Chance Person 5, Ross Waataja 5, Andrew Moe 4
U800 Section - Metcalf 1st place
Matthew Nguyen 6.5 (1st place), Wesley Ho 6 (2nd), Braydon Taheri 6 (5th), Griffin Boos 6 (8th), Gavin Falk 6 (10th), Zachary Smith 5, Gus Dietrich 4, Rowan Falk 4, Dylan Brakemeyer 4.0

Final Standings

FRIENDLY HILLS CHESS CHAMPIONS

2015 Josh Philips
2014 Tom Miranda
2013 Tom Miranda
2012 Tom Miranda

FINAL RATINGS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015

Name	22-Apr
Josh	1063
Frank	933
Thomas	730
Carter	619
Oscar	439
Aidan L	415
Keighvin	414
Oliver	347
Isaiah	325
Christopher	299
Lucius	299
Nathan	272
Niko	270
Emma	227
Rohan	226
Payton	223
Jack	220
Bergen	190
Grant	181
Ben	155
Travis	130
Luca	128
Bryce	123
Misha	107
Dev	105
Francis	100

FHMS Spring Tournament

No.	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Tbrk	Award
1	Josh	W12	W13	W7	W2	4	9.5	1st
13	Christopher	W5	L1	W19	W10	3	9.5	2nd
16	Niko	L10	W9	W6	W7	3	6.5	3rd
5	Aidan L	L13	W14	W15	W17	3	6	4th
2	Frank	H	W6	W10	L1	2.5	7.5	5th
10	Isaiah	W16	W17	L2	L13	2	10.5	6th
7	Oscar	W14	W15	L1	L16	2	8
17	Emma	B	L10	W12	L5	2	7	TopU300
12	Rohan	L13	W19	L17	W9	2	6.5
6	Keighvin	H	L2	L16	W15	1.5	6.5
11	Nathan	H	F	F	W14	1.5	0
15	Jack	W9	L7	L5	L6	1	7.5
9	Lucius	L15	L16	W14	L12	1	6
19	Francis	H	L12	L13	F	0.5	5
14	Bergen	L7	L5	L9	L11	0	7.5

Tournament Standings and Ratings

Tournament Standings
A = Probable Assignment Award for top U300.
Those under 300 at the start of the tournament are marked in red.

No.	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Josh	W12	W13	W7	A1	3
2	Frank	H	W6	W10	A1	2.5
5	Aidan L	L13	W14	W15	A13	2
7	Oscar	W14	W15	L1	A16	2
10	Isaiah	W16	W17	L2	A17	2
13	Christopher	W5	L1	W18	A5	2
16	Niko	L10	W9	W6	A7	2
17	Emma	B	L10	W12	A19	2
9	Lucius	L15	L16	W14	A12	1
12	Rohan	L13	W18	L17	A9	1
15	Jack	W9	L7	L5	A6	1
6	Keighvin	H	L2	L16	A15	0.5
18	Francis	H	L12	L13	A14	0.5
14	Bergen	L7	L5	L9	A18	0

Ratings

Name	15-Apr
Josh	1046
Frank	940
Thomas	730
Carter	619
Oscar	458
Aidan L	402
Keighvin	400
Oliver	347
Isaiah	338
Lucius	314
Christopher	275
Nathan	253
Niko	241
Emma	232
Jack	224
Payton	223
Rohan	201
Bergen	199
Grant	181
Ben	155
Luca	128
Misha	107
Francis	100

Chess puzzles

Take a look at these interesting positions from the U.S. Chess Championships from April 2015.
Click here.