The Chess Season is Underway

We had a pretty good turnout for the first day, and I know there are conflicts with fall sports.
Bring a pencil next week and we'll see if you can find the checkmates.

Why do I keep ratings?
1. You can monitor your progress over the year.
2. You know which players would the best match-ups in club
3. I use it as an indicator of when you're ready for tournament competition
4. If we participate in matches, I need to select the top 5 players and order them by strength.

Name_______Rating

Aidan	606
Miles	487
Isaiah	475
Oscar	469
Jack L	321
Christian	241
Niko	218
Henry	150
Torben	137
Luca	129
Jack C	121
Kiran	120
Jackson	116
Maria	116
Jeremiah	105
Zeke	100
Jaden	100
Serra	100
Matthew	100

Chess Club 2016 - 2017

Chess Club will meet on Wednesdays again this year 3:30 - 5:00 Room 123
If you had a rating last year, you'll start with that rating.

Did you know that more players from more countries attend the Chess Olympiad than the summer Olympics. The United States just won the Gold Medal at the Chess Olympiad.  Wesley So from Minnesota led the USA team with 7 wins 3 draws and no losses! Our women's team came in 6th.

FINAL RATINGS AND STANDINGS

RATINGS

Name	20-Apr
Aidan	602
Miles	527
Jay	496
Jack S	486
Isaiah	466
Oscar	464
Grant	408
Christopher	400
Lucius	400
Jacob	364
Jack L	307
Shakti	273
Christian	259
Jackson	202
Ellyanna	202
Kiera	193
Catey	138
Dylan	131

TOURNAMENT

AWARD	ID#	Name	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Points	TB
FIRST	5	Miles	W14	H	W10	W1	3.5	6
SECOND	1	Aidan	W8	W7	W6	L5	3	10.5
THIRD	6	Isaiah	W15	W3	L1	W7	3	6
FOURTH	13	Christian	L4	W17	H	W16	2.5	3.5
FIFTH	7	Grant	W18	L1	W3	L6	2	8.5
SIXTH	10	Lucius	L3	W15	L5	W3	2	6.5
	8	Christopher	L1	W14	W15	F	2	5
TOPU250	18	Catey	L7	B	L16	D14	1.5	4.5
TOPU250	16	Jackson	H	F	W18	L13	1.5	4
	4	Jack S	W13	H	F	F	1.5	2.5
	3	Oscar	W10	L6	L7	L10	1	9
	14	Ellyanna	L5	L8	H	D18	1	7
	15	Kiera	L6	L10	L8	B	1	7
	17	Dylan	H	L13	F	F	0.5	2.5

PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR

This shows how many rating points you gained this year. Nobody went down.

Name	Gain
Miles	427
Jay	396
Jack S	386
Jacob	264
Grant	227
Aidan	187
Shakti	173
Christian	159
Isaiah	141
Jackson	102
Ellyanna	102
Christopher	101
Lucius	101
Kiera	93
Jack L	87
Catey	38
Dylan	31
Oscar	25

Latest Ratings

A lot of you did not put your name on your paper today so you did not get any points.

Aidan	613
Miles	499
Jay	496
Jack S	486
Oscar	478
Isaiah	443
Grant	418
Christopher	400
Lucius	374
Jacob	364
Jack L	307
Shakti	273
Christian	236
Jackson	212
Ellyanna	196
Kiera	187
Dylan	131
Catey	130

Tournament Results - one round left

Aidan	WWW3.0
Miles	WHW 2.5
Isaiah	WWL 2.0
Grant	WLW 2.0
Christopher	LWW 2.0
Jack S	WHF 1.5
Christian	LWH 1.5
Jackson	HFW 1.5
Oscar	WLL 1.0
Lucius	LWL 1.0
Catey	LBL  1.0
Jay	HFF 0.5
Jacob	HFF 0.5
Jack L	HFF 0.5
Shakti	HFF 0.5
Ellyanna	LLH 0.5
Dylan	HLF 0.5
Kiera	LLL 0.0

State Tournament Results

Lucius scored two points at the tournament. His rating went up 22 points.

Statewide tournament/ FHMS tournament

Not to late to make it to Statewide - Biggest tournament of the year. You've been practicing for one or two years for this! Show up at Breck before 8:00 on Saturday April for a two-day tournament!
Cost is $45 if you haven't registered yet. See older posts for more information.

We've had the first two rounds of the Friendly Hills tournament. Results so far:

ID#	Name	Rd1	Rd2	Points
1	Aidan	W8	W7	2
6	Isaiah	W15	W3	2
4	Jack S	W13	H	1.5
5	Miles	W14	H	1.5
3	Oscar	W10	L6	1
7	Grant	W18	L1	1
8	Christopher	L1	W14	1
10	Lucius	L3	W15	1
13	Christian	L4	W17	1
18	Catey	L7	B	1
2	Jay	H	F	0.5
9	Jacob	H	F	0.5
11	Jack L	H	F	0.5
12	Shakti	H	F	0.5
16	Jackson	H	F	0.5
17	Dylan	H	L13	0.5
14	Ellyanna	L5	L8	0
15	Kiera	L6	L10	0

Aidan	595
Jay	496
Oscar	492
Jack S	486
Miles	482
Isaiah	445
Grant	392
Christopher	386
Jacob	364
Lucius	357
Jack L	307
Shakti	273
Christian	236
Ellyanna	196
Jackson	193
Kiera	191
Catey	139
Dylan	131

5th and 6th graders - REGISTER for STATEWIDE Tournament

5th and 6th graders - REGISTER for the STATEWIDE Tournament
April 9-10 at the Breck School in Golden Valley
To register go to schoolchess.org click on the blue "Statewide tournament" button
Then click on registration form or download registration form.
Fill it out and mail it in with a check. Mail before April 1 or the price goes up.
Questions - Call Bill Heinemann at 451-8412
Ones in Red are registered for Statewide!
Blue are planning to go to Statewide
The rest of you who are eligible grade-wise are marked with an *

Aidan	573
Jay	496
*Oscar	495
Jack S	473
*Miles	473
*Isaiah	417
Grant	385
*Jacob	364
*Lucius	352
*Jack L	307
*Shakti	273
*Christian	224
*Ellyanna	207
*Kiera	205
Jackson	193
Dylan	150
*Catey	149