Oct 26

Studied forks today.
Tournament on Sat Nov 5 at Highview Middle School in New Brighton
Grade level and team (need 3 per team)

It looks like we could either play 8th grade Aiden Grant and someone younger, or

play in the 7th grade section with 6th and 7th graders.

Grade	Name	26-Oct
8	Aidan	716
7	Isaiah	521
7	Oscar	510
6	Miles	445
8	Grant	427
7	Jack L	337
7	Niko	276
6	Christian	268
6	Henry	220
7	Jaden	218
	Torben	214
5	Jackson	160
5	Kiran	149
7	Jack C	144
5	Zeke	132
6	Matthew	131
5	Luca	118
8	Jeremiah	112
5	Maria	111

Oct 19

There is a tournament this Saturday at nearby Metcalf Jr High in Burnsville.
For more info go to schoolchess.org
I am planning on being there.
Today we reviewed checkmate/stalemate and KR vs K checkmate

Aidan	682
Isaiah	535
Oscar	484
Miles	457
Grant	404
Jack L	319
Niko	266
Christian	229
Torben	195
Henry	169
Jaden	165
Jackson	140
Zeke	132
Matthew	131
Jack C	128
Luca	118
Jeremiah	117
Kiran	113
Maria	110
Serra	100

Oct 12

We learned the odd en passant move
We learned how to checkmate with K&Q vs K - push to the edge then trap it against the edge
We learned how to checkmate with K&R - the python squeeze

Name	12-Oct
Aidan	628
Isaiah	529
Miles	472
Oscar	469
Grant	405
Jack L	319
Niko	231
Christian	222
Torben	180
Henry	169
Jaden	157
Jackson	140
Zeke	122
Matthew	121
Luca	118
Jack C	116
Kiran	113
Maria	104
Jeremiah	100
Serra	100

Oct 5 Ratings

Today we learned the meaning of checkmate and stalemate.
We also learned all the rules pertaining to castling.

Latest Ratings - Big gainers were Isaiah and Torben

Name	5-Oct
Aidan	622
Isaiah	509
Miles	482
Oscar	469
Grant	405
Jack L	319
Christian	237
Niko	227
Torben	175
Henry	154
Luca	129
Kiran	125
Matthew	121
Jackson	119
Jeremiah	117
Jack C	108
Maria	104
Jaden	100
Serra	100
Zeke	100

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