MATCHES 3 and 4

MATCH
Luke     L W
Shanmuka L W
Elijah   L 
Graham   L L
Jose     W L
Claire     W
The second match was tense as the score was 2-2 against Heritage with one game left. But Claire won on board 5 to win the match and the ISD 197 Chess Championship - for now. There will be a rematch in a few weeks.

GAME ANALYSIS
Take your notated game and click on the Game Analysis link in the upper right of this window. Input the moves and see which side is considered to be winning. Look at the 3 best moves to see if you made one of them. There's a lot you can learn.

RATINGS 

Name 5-Feb Luke 979 Shanmuka 864 Elijah 787 Graham 651 Amanuel 554 Pragnan 473 Sam 434 Dhanush 413 Asher 385 Ben 287 Zach 275 Bisrat 273 Roman W 223 Derrick 210 Jose 198 Claire 181 Nirmal 177 Saisloka 174 Lars 165 Fernando 155 Shewwite 130 Matiyas 129 Carter 100 Ibrahim 100

Inter-scholastic Chess Competition

Matches
All matches are on  Fridays after school in the host school's cafeteria. You'll play two games each night at 35 min per player. All official games will be notated and will have clocks if available. Bring a snack. Arrange for a ride home at around 5:45 or 6:00
Become familiar with the chess clock on your IPad - there's a link in the upper right. There's also a link to Junior High Chess League for more details.

Team
Board 1 Luke Reisig
Board 2 Shanmuka Bommana
Board 3 Elijah Newfield
Board 4 Graham Styles
Board 5 Amanuel Worku
Alternates
Alternates may play on the team if needed, may be put on the team at the coach's discretion, may play a scrimmage game against an alternate from another school, may choose to play one scrimmage game then take the activity bus, may choose to skip that match if not needed.
Alternate 1 Pragnan Nukala
Alternate 2 Sam Dereje
Alternate 3 Asher Fernandes
Alternate 4 Dhanush Malempati

Schedule
*Jan 24 at Friendly Hills
Jan 31 at Friendly Hills .
*Feb 7 at Metcalf in Burnsville - arrange a ride to Burnsville
Feb 14 Day off
*Feb 21 at Metcalf - arrange a ride to Burnsville
Feb 28 at Heritage - take the Activity bus to Heritage
*Alternate needed

Next Match
Friday Jan 31 At Friendly Hills
1 Luke, 2 Shanmuka, 3 Elijah, 4 Graham, 5 Amanuel plus whoever else shows for a scrimmage game. Other alternates should show up in case one of the above cannot come. We play against Metcalf C and Heritage.


Last Match
Friday Jan 24 At Friendly Hills
Attendees were  Shanmuka, Elijah, Graham, Amanuel, Sam, Dhanush, and Jose

Club Ratings after Jan 24

Grade	Rank	Name	22-Jan
8	1	Luke	1047
6	2	Shanmuka	843
7	3	Elijah	761
8	4	Graham	707
6	5	Amanuel	559
5	6	Pragnan	444
8	7	Sam	396
5	8	Asher	372
7	9	Dhanush	359
7	10	Bisrat	310
5	11	Ben	278
7	12	Zach	249
6	13	Manogna	249
5	14	Roman W	223
7	15	Derrick	210
6	16	Nirmal	198
	17	Jose	180
6	18	Saisloka	161
5	19	Claire	152
8	20	Fernando	151
	21	Lars	140
5	22	Shewwite	130
5	23	Matiyas	129
5	24	Carter	100
5	25	Ibrahim	100

Team Selection

Top 5 are our team with 6-10 as alternates if needed.
Next Match Jan 24 3:30-6:15 max. I think you'll be done closer to 5:45 at Friendly Hills.
All games need to be  notated - next week we'll practice doing that.
Bring a snack. Arrange for a ride home at around 5:45 or bring a cell phone and you can call for a ride as soon as you are done.

Who can come - anyone in the top 12 may come. If you are not on the team of 5, you will play a scrimmage game against other extra players from other schools. Scrimmage players may choose to play just one game enabling them to catch the activity bus home.

Click on Junior High League in the upper right for more info.

Grade	Rank	Name	Rating
8	1	Luke	1047
6	2	Shanmuka	837
7	3	Elijah	755
8	4	Graham	713
6	5	Amanuel	565
5	6	Pragnan	424
8	7	Sam	400
5	8	Asher	382
7	9	Dhanush	336
7	10	Bisrat	271
6	11	Manogna	262
7	12	Zach	249
5	13	Ben	234
5	14	Roman W	223
7	15	Derrick	221
6	16	Audrey	193
8	17	Fernando	181
6	18	Nirmal	176
6	19	Saisloka	172
5	20	Claire	152
	21	Jose	139
5	22	Matiyas	129
5	23	Carter	110
5	24	Shewwite	109
5	25	Ibrahim	100

League Competition

JUNIOR HIGH CHESS LEAGUE
Click on Junior High League in the upper right to get
more information about the league

JAN 8 CLUB MEETING
Today we went over the 2-move checkmate worksheet.
We also learned how to queen a lone pawn against just a king.

Ideas you should understand:
  Safety Zone
  Opposition
  Distant Opposition
  Diagonal opposition

To succeed, you need two of the following:
1) King in front of the pawn
2) You need to step into opposition
3) You need to advance your king to the sixth rank.

Grade	Rank	Name	8-Jan
8	1	Luke	1047
6	2	Shanmuka	828
7	3	Elijah	735
8	4	Graham	708
6	5	Amanuel	586
5	6	Pragnan	416
5	7	Asher	387
8	8	Sam	359
7	9	Dhanush	314
7	10	Bisrat	302
7	11	Zach	255
6	12	Manogna	240
5	13	Roman W	223
7	14	Derrick	221
5	15	Ben	219
6	16	Audrey	193
6	17	Saisloka	190
6	18	Nirmal	162
8	19	Fernando	157
5	20	Jacelyn	149
5	21	Jocelyn	149
5	22	Claire	147
	23	Jose	133
5	24	Matiyas	129
6	25	Logan	117
5	26	Shewwite	116
6	27	Alex	115
5	28	Rehema	114
5	29	Carter	105
5	28	Ibrahim	101
7	29	Benny	100

2019 Year-End Rating

The next tournaments are: (Bold print indicates the ones I think we should go to)

Jan 4 Sandburg M.S. Golden Valley

January to February - Fridays after school at Heritage or FHMS for Chess League - Top 5 will compete for our team. No cost. More details coming soon.
Board 1 Luke
Board 2 Shanmuka
Board 3 Elijah
Board 4 Graham
Board 5 Amanuel
Alternates Pragnan, Asher, Sam, Bisrat, Dhanush

Jan 18 Pilgrim Lane in Plymouth - If 5 of you show up, we will play team vs team If we have fewer than 5, you will play in the regular tournament. Ask your parents if you can go. It costs about $27 including lunch. You might try to get a ride with someone else on the team.

Feb 8 Zachary Lane ,,Plymouth

Mar 21 Pilgrim Lane - Grade Level Championships

Apr 18 Middle School Championships - Pilgrim Lane

Rank	Name	Rating
1	Luke	1047
2	Shanmuka	828
3	Elijah	731
4	Graham	701
5	Amanuel	578
6	Pragnan	402
7	Asher	364
8	Sam	363
9	Bisrat	302
10	Dhanush	283
11	Zach	266
12	Manogna	237
13	Roman W	229
14	Ben	225
15	Derrick	221
16	Audrey	193
17	Saisloka	183
18	Nirmal	168
19	Fernando	153
20	Jacelyn	149
21	Jocelyn	149
22	Claire	147
23	Shewwite	127
24	Jose	119
25	Logan	117
26	Alex	115
27	Matiyas	115
28	Rehema	114
27	Ibrahim	101
28	Benny	100
29	Carter	100

Dec 11 Ratings

We have an opportunity to join a league where we'd play five of our players against five from another school. It would be on Fridays in Jan and early February. It looks like the team would be Luke, Shanmuka, Elijah, Graham and Amanuel with Pragnan and Asher as backups in case someone couldn't make it. Or we could field two teams by adding Sam, Bisrat, Zach, and Dhanush. I would get the school to pay the fee, so it would be free for the participants. However, you would have to provide your own transportation to and from the school (which would probably be Friendly Hills, Heritage, or Metcalf. We don't need all 5 parents to drive - two will probably do for one team, 4 for 2 teams. Think about if you would like to participate even if I didn't include your name above. Ask your parents if you can go, and ask them if they would be willing to drive

If we don't join the league, I thought we might take the activity bus over to Heritage and play them.

Rank	Name	Rating
1	Luke	1047
2	Shanmuka	811
3	Elijah	697
4	Graham	667
5	Amanuel	593
6	Billy	379
7	Pragnan	375
8	Asher	364
9	Sam	363
10	Bisrat	302
11	Zach	266
12	Dhanush	259
13	Manogna	234
14	Ben	232
15	Derrick	214
16	Roman W	199
17	Audrey	193
18	Saisloka	176
19	Nirmal	163
20	Fernando	153
21	Jacelyn	149
22	Jocelyn	149
23	Claire	147
24	Shewwite	122
25	Logan	117
26	Alex	115
27	Matiyas	115
28	Rehema	114
29	Jose	111
28	Ibrahim	106
29	Carter	105
30	Benny	100

Tournament Schedule Update

Tournament Schedule Has Changed
Changes marked in red

Jan 4  Sandburg M.S., Golden Valley (Special double-bug section)
Jan 18 Pilgrim Lane, Plymouth M.S.  (5 person team vs team)
Feb 8 Zachary Lane Elem. Plymouth
March 21 Grade Level Championships (Teams of 3) Pilgrim Lane M.S.
April 18 M.S. Championships Pilgrim Lane, Plymouth M.S.
May 2 Robbinsdale M.S. Elementary (K-6) Championships