Ratings as of 12-9-2010

Chess sets $7.25 (Like the ones at school - includes carrying case)

Call me (Bill) at 651-451-8412 to reserve one and arrange pick-up.

Ben Nickson--------737
Steve Nickson------630
Caleb Brinkman-----535
Lucas Baumeister---433
Bella Balderas-----400
Nathalie Mena------365
Kenny Mojo---------350
Lulu Willwerscheid-333
Vasyl Shevtsov-----267
Jaleena Moryn------244
Melissa Berry------241
Kolton Alger-------177
Jaden Brown--------171
Noah Danielson-----160
Logan Kies---------160
Emily Mena---------154

Ratings update Dec 2

Next Tournaments:
Saturday Dec 4
Saturday Jan 8 (We won't have a team, but you play as an individual and you won't have to
compete against many of the best players who will be on a team.)
Saturday Jan 29 We need 3 kids in one grade to make a team (Ben?, Steve?, Bella?)
3 Ben Nickson.........707
3 Steve Nickson.......600
2 Caleb Brinkman......500
3 Isabella Balderas...365
1 Lucas Baumeister...347
3 Nathalie Mena.......321
3 Kenny Mojo..........313
4 Lulu Willwerscheid..293
2 Vasyl Shevtsov......229
3 Jaleena Moryn.......214
3 Melissa Berry.......211
1 Kolton Alger........149
3 Emily Mena..........143
1 Jaden Brown.........141
3 Noah Danielson......140
1 Logan Kies..........135

Latest Ratings and Booklet Progress

I've have ordered enough booklets for everyone. I will pay for them from the chess club account. I will mark each page you complete correctly with a star. Each page completed correctly is worth 5 points. So if you finish the book this year, it will add 250 points to your rating.

"Page" is the last page in your booklet you have completed correctly.

Name..............Page Rtg
Ben Nickson........6...618
Steve Nickson...... ...524
Caleb Brinkman..... ...490
Isabella Balderas.. ...334
Lucas Baumeister.. ...319
Nathalie Mena......6...313
Kenny Mojo.........6...300
Lulu Willwerscheid.7...270
Jaleena Moryn...... ...214
Vasyl Shevtsov..... ...191
Melissa Berry...... ...179
Emily Mena.........6...153
Noah Danielson..... ...135
Kolton Alger....... ...139
Jaden Brown........ ...127
Logan Kies......... ...107

Latest Ratings and Test Scores

NAME............RATING.TEST
Ben Nickson........598
Steve Nickson......522
Caleb Brinkman.....487
Isabella Balderas..328..12
Lucas Baumeister...314..12
Nathalie Mena......306..12
Kenny Mojo.........284
Lulu Willwerscheid.269..13
Jaleena Moryn......217...7
Vasyl Shevtsov.....186..no name on test
Melissa Berry......177..12
Emily Mena.........144..12
Noah Danielson.....144..no name on test
Kolton Alger.......134...5
Jaden Brown........125...8
Logan Kies.........105..10

TEAM EVENT

Does anyone still have the team event test from Monday? If you do, call me at (651) 451-8412.
We may get a few more points.

Moreland Chess Club Ratings Oct, 20, 2010

Ben Nickson........593
Steve Nickson......535
Caleb Brinkman.....464
Isabella Balderas..322
Lucas Baumeister...315
Nathalie Mena......307
Kenny Mojo.........279
Lulu Willwerscheid.263
Jaleena Moryn......214
Melissa Berry......171
Vasyl Shevtsov.....167
Emily Mena.........153
Noah Danielson.....133
Kolton Alger.......127
Jaden Brown........121
Logan Kies.........100

Good Chess Website

Parents have asked me about good chess websites for kids.
There are a number of good chess websites out there.

One I found which looks great is at www.chesskids.com
Work your way through all the lessons and you will improve your game.

Another is www.chessmagnetschool.com which is what the kids at Capitol Hill have used the last several years. I think it costs money, but if you're diligent there is a 30-day free trial and you can get through a lot of lessons in 30 days!

And of course for the latest tournament info, merit point tracker, photos and more, check out www.schoolchess.org - you're picture is probably out there if you've been to a tournament.

Top All-Time Moreland Chess Players

1. '06 Andy Ness 1556 Took 3rd in U1500 section at Nationals in Columbus in 2003
2. '13 Imanol Avendano 1508 National Champion in U1250 Section at SuperNationals in 2009
3. '04 Doug Kline 1458 Tied for 23rd in nation in U1500 section at Nationals in Columbus in 2003
4. '13 Dylan Bergstrom 1433 Made it onto the top 100 list in the nation
5. '06 Joe Anderson 1447 Top unrated in nation in Peoria 1998, won MN Closed Bantam Div 2003
6. '05 Marjorie Heinemann 1413 Rated 24th in nation for girls under 12. Drew against Olympian.
7. '04 Kevin Clark 1372 Minnesota Jr. High co-champ in 2000
8. '06 Greg Rahn 1333 Tied for 34th in nation at top section of Jr High Nationals in Milwaukee 2002

Moreland Chess Club Ratings Oct. 6, 2010

Ben Nickson........565
Steve Nickson......515
Caleb Brinkman.....476
Isabella Balderas..326
Lucas Baumeister..302
Nathalie Mena......280
Kenny Mojo.........293
Lulu Willwerscheid.236
Jaleena Moryn......199
Melissa Berry......175
Emily Mena.........144
Vasyl Shevtsov.....127
Noah Danielson.....124
Jaden Brown........114
Kolton Alger.......101
Landin Danielson...100
Logan Kies.........100

Moreland Tournament Results

Tournament Results
# Name Results Pts TBk Cum
1 Gabe.....W W W 3.0 6.0 6.0
6 Caleb....D W W 2.5 3.5 4.5
2 Shawn....W W L 2.0 5.0 5.0
4 Steve....W L W 2.0 5.0 4.0
8 Isabella.L W W 2.0 4.5 3.0
3 Ben......W L D 1.5 4.5 3.5
5 Randi....W H L 1.5 4.0 4.0
11 Kenny...L D W 1.5 3.5 2.0
12 Jaleena.L B D 1.5 3.0 2.5
13 Melissa.D L D 1.0 6.0 2.0
10 Lucas...L D D 1.0 4.0 1.5
14 Emily...D D L 1.0 3.0 2.5
7 Kayd.....D L L 0.5 5.0 1.5
9 Nathalie.L D L 0.5 4.5 1.0