Final Ratings at Christmas Break

Moreland

First Name	Rating
Steve	715
Vasyl	691
Caleb	660
Ben	626
Kenny	515
Melissa	446
Kolton	253
Logan	226
Micah	207
Hannah	189
Isaiah	165
Ike	135
XuChee	131
Damien	127

Ratings after Dec 13

Moreland

Steve	700
Vasyl	686
Caleb	655
Ben	622
Kenny	510
Melissa	441
Kolton	248
Logan	221
Micah	202
Hannah	184
Isaiah	160
XuChee	131
Damien	127

Ratings Dec 6

Moreland

Steve	682
Vasyl	677
Caleb	664
Ben	615
Kenny	491
Melissa	419
Kolton	243
Logan	216
Micah	196
Hannah	176
Isaiah	152
XuChee	128
Damien	127

Ratings after Nov 29

Tournament Saturday at the Hopkins Community Center

First Name	Rating
Steve	677
Vasyl	672
Caleb	643
Ben	626
Kenny	486
Melissa	407
Kolton	243
Logan	211
Micah	192
Hannah	178
Isaiah	146
XuChee	126
Damien	122

Ratings up to Thanksgiving

The top 4 keep shifting

First Name	Rating
Vasyl	655
Steve	650
Caleb	628
Ben	613
Kenny	480
Melissa	402
Natalie	348
Kolton	238
Logan	202
Micah	179
Hannah	171
Isaiah	135
Damien	122
XuChee	119

Moreland Chess Ratings

Name	Rating
Steve	675
Ben	661
Vasyl	641
Caleb	614
Kenny	480
Melissa	389
Natalie	348
Logan	189
Micah	174
Hannah	158
Isaiah	143
Damien	122
XuChee	109

Chess Ratings and Tournament Results

Tournament Results
_____ W L D
Steve 2 2 1
Ben...2 3 0

Gabe Fromm is a Moreland graduate and is now in 6th grade at Heritage. Gabe took home the 5th place trophy by winning 4 games and losing only 1.

Next Tournament is Saturday, Nov 19.

I was disappointed in your behavior today. I may need to eliminate some who are causing the most distraction. We need to learn more and exhibit better behavior in order to participate in tournaments.

Name	Rating
Steve	659
Ben	650
Vasyl	632
Caleb	614
Kenny	468
Melissa	378
Natalie	348
Kolton	221
Logan	184
Micah	166
Isaiah	152
Hannah	144
Ike	135
Damien	120
XuChee	104

There is a tournament at Metcalf Jr Hi in Burnsville (Diffley and Cedar)
Saturday Nov 5. Be there at 8:15 if you are interested. Cost is $16 plus lunch.
I will be at the tournament.

Last Name	First Name	Rating
Nickson	Ben	697
Nickson	Steve	695
Shetsov	Vasyl	632
Brinkman	Caleb	596
Mojo	Kenny	468
Berry	Melissa	373
Mena	Natalie	348
Alger	Kolton	229
Kies	Logan	184
Stahur	Ike	154
Elhefnawi	Hannah	139
Dove	Micah	137
Mudek	Isaiah	134
Rowland	Damien	117
Moua	XuChee	114

Just a reminder - if you're not playing or quietly watching a game, you lose 2 points.
If you are running, crawling under table, or making noise you lost 3 points. If you are chasing another person or pulling on them, you lose 5 points. I had to deduct 66 points today from people.

First Name	Last Name	Rating
Ben	Nickson	678
Steve	Nickson	676
Caleb	Brinkman	620
Vasyl	Shetsov	620
Kenny	Mojo	479
Melissa	Berry	375
Natalie	Mena	348
Kolton	Alger	229
Logan	Kies	181
Ike	Stahur	155
Micah	Dove	146
Hannah	Elhefnawi	134
Isaiah	Mudek	115
Damien	Rowland	113
XuChee	Moua	109

Latest Ratings

It's getting close at the top!

Last Name	First Name	Rating	School	Group
Nickson	Ben	675	Moreland
Nickson	Steve	661	Moreland
Brinkman	Caleb	650	Moreland
Shetsov	Vasyl	624	Moreland
Mojo	Kenny	463	Moreland
Berry	Melissa	362	Moreland
Mena	Natalie	348	Moreland
Alger	Kolton	239	Moreland
Kies	Logan	181	Moreland
Stahur	Ike	164	Moreland
Dove	Micah	153	Moreland
Elhefnawi	Hannah	129	Moreland
Mudek	Isaiah	116	Moreland
Rowland	Damien	115	Moreland
Moua	XuChee	109	Moreland

Latest Ratings

Ben Nickson	688
Caleb Brinkman	644
Steve Nickson	641
Vasyl Shetsov	603
Kenny Mojo	462
Nathalie Mena	343
Melissa Berry	340
Kolton Alger	236
Logan Kies	171
Ike Stahur	162
Micah Dove	127
Hannah Elhefnawi	123
XuChee Moua	115
Isaiah Mudek	112
Damien Rowland	110
Leon Blanco	100

News Ratings as of 9/27

Chess club is now on Tuesdays.

The Democrats and Republicans both agreed unanimously on this - Saturday, October 8 has been declared as National Chess Day! So play a game of chess with someone.

First tournament of the year is on Oct 22. More soon. See www.schoolchess.org for details.

Grade	Name	New Rtg
4	Ben Nickson	683
4	Steve Nickson	644
3	Caleb Brinkman	624
3	Vasyl Shetsov	595
4	Kenny Mojo	453
4	Melissa Berry	348
4	Nathalie Mena	338
1	Kolton Alger	227
2	Logan Kies	162
2	Ike Stahur	140
2	Damien Rowland	108
3	Micah Dove	107
3	Hannah Elhefnawi	107
1	XuChee Moua	103

Changing to TUESDAY !

Chess club will now meet on Tuesday 2:15 - 3:15. (I had to juggle my schedule so I can run 5 chess clubs and 2 math clubs.)

Grade__Name________________Rating

4	Ben Nickson	663
4	Steve Nickson	638
3	Vasyl Shetsov	630
3	Caleb Brinkman	602
4	Kenny Mojo	440
4	Nathalie Mena	349
4	Melissa Berry	327
1	Kolton Alger	230
2	Logan Kies	157
2	Ike Stahur	135
2	Damien Rowland	104
1	XuChee Moua	103
3	Micah Dove	103
3	Hannah Elhefnawi	102
1	Leon Blanco	100
4	Isaiah Mudek	100

Year End Awards

Congratulation to Caleb Brinkman who won the Moreland School Chess Championship!
I can't remember a second grader doing this ever! What a talent! Here are the final standings from the tournament:

	Name	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Opponent	Pts	TBk1
1	Caleb Brinkman	W Melissa	W Kenny	W Logan	W Vasyl	4	7
2	Vasyl Shevtsov	W Noah	W Ben	W Steve	L Caleb	3	10
3	Ben Nickson	W Nathalie	L Vasyl	W Melissa	W Kenny	3	7
4	Steve Nickson	W Jaden	W Nathalie	L Vasyl	W Logan	3	5½
5	Kenny Mojo	W Ike	L Caleb	W Noah	L Ben	2	9½
6	Melissa Berry	L Caleb	W Jaden	L Ben	W Noah	2	8½
7	Logan Kies	H	W Ike	L Caleb	L Steve	1½	4½
8	Ike Stahur	L Kenny	L Logan	D Nathalie	W Jaden	1½	3
9	Nathalie Mena	L Ben	L Steve	D Ike	H	1	5½
10	Noah Danielson	L Vasyl	Bye	L Kenny	L Melissa	1	4
11	Jaden Brown	L Steve	L Melissa	H	L Ike	0.5	3½

MVP - Ben Nickson for having won the most games for the team.
Rookie of the Year - Vasyl Shetsov
Most Improved Player - Kenny Mojo
110% Award - Steve Nickson for his enthusiasm for the game and hard work
Coach's Choice - Caleb Brinkman for a promising future in chess
Letters - Ben and Steve Nickson

Here are the final ratings of the year:

Ben Nickson	653
Caleb Brinkman	625
Steve Nickson	618
Vasyl Shetsov	587
Kenny Mojo	439
Nathalie Mena	330
Lulu Willwerscheid	321
Melissa Berry	309
Jaleena Moryn	263
Jaden Brown	186
Noah Danielson	184
Logan Kies	163
Ike Stahur	126

Here are the ratings afte April 27, 2011 followed by the tournament standings.

Name	Rating
Ben Nickson	648
Caleb Brinkman	624
Steve Nickson	614
Vasyl Shevtsov	597
Kenny Mojo	429
Nathalie Mena	338
Lulu Willwerscheid	321
Melissa Berry	291
Jaleena Moryn	263
Jaden Brown	202
Noah Danielson	194
Logan Kies	161
Ike Stahur	114

Standings after 3 rounds - One round to go to crown the new Moreland champion!

Place	Name	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd3	Points
1	Caleb	W7	W5	W6	3
2	Vasyl	W8	W3	W4	3
3	Ben	W9	L2	W7	2
4	Steve	W10	W9	L2	2
5	Kenny	W11	L1	W8	2
6	Logan	H	W11	L1	1.5
7	Melissa	L1	W10	L3	1
8	Noah	L2	B	L5	1
9	Nathalie	L3	L4	D11	0.5
10	Jaden	L4	L7	H	0.5
11	Ike	L5	L6	D9	0.5

Here are the pairings for next week if everyone is there:

Name	Color	Opponent
Ben	w	Kenny
Caleb	w	Vasyl
Ike		BYE
Jaden	w	Nathalie
Kenny	b	Ben
Logan	b	Steve
Melissa	b	Noah
Nathalie	b	Jaden
Noah	w	Melissa
Steve	w	Logan
Vasyl	b	Caleb

Grade	Name	New Rating
3	Ben Nickson	666
2	Caleb Brinkman	627
3	Steve Nickson	625
2	Vasyl Shevtsov	524
3	Kenny Mojo	434
3	Nathalie Mena	343
4	Lulu Willwerscheid	321
3	Melissa Berry	293
3	Jaleena Moryn	263
1	Jaden Brown	197
3	Noah Danielson	197
1	Logan Kies	157
1	Ike Stahur	101

Here are the standings after 2 rounds. In the Round 3 (Rd 3) column you'll see what color you are next and who you play. For example Caleb plays black against against #13 - Logan.

#	Name		Rd 1		Rd 2	Total		Rd 3
1	Ben	w	W7	b	W4	2		wA3
2	Caleb	b	W9	w	W6	2		bA13
3	Steve	w	W11	b	W7	2		bA1
13	Logan		H	b	W14	1½		wA2
4	Vasyl	b	W12	w	L1	1		bA9
6	Kenny	w	W14	b	L2	1		wA12
9	Melissa	w	L2	b	W11	1		wA6
12	Noah	w	L4		Bye	1		bA7
8	Lulu		H		F	½		wA10
10	Jaleena		H		F	½		bA8
7	Nathalie	b	L1	w	L3	0		wA11
11	Jaden	b	L3	w	L9	0		bA7
14	Ike	b	L6	w	L13	0		Bye

Chess Club Results April 13

Here are the results of round 1 and part of round 2 for the Moreland School Championship
followed by the current ratings. We'll finish round 2 next week. Round 3 will be on Apr 27, Round 4 on May 4 and Awards day on May 11.

#	Name	Rd 1	Rd 2
1	Ben	W7	W4
2	Caleb	W9
3	Steve	W11	W7
4	Vasyl	W12	L1
5	Lucas	H
6	Kenny	W14
7	Nathalie	L1	L3
8	Lulu	H
9	Melissa	L2
10	Jaleena	H
11	Jaden	L3
12	Noah	L4
13	Logan	H
14	Ike	L6

Grade	Name	New Rtg
3	Ben Nickson	658
2	Caleb Brinkman	624
3	Steve Nickson	602
2	Vasyl Shevtsov	524
1	Lucas Baumeister	472
3	Kenny Mojo	438
3	Nathalie Mena	348
4	Lulu Willwerscheid	321
3	Melissa Berry	281
3	Jaleena Moryn	263
1	Jaden Brown	207
3	Noah Danielson	190
1	Logan Kies	138
1	Ike Stahur	110

Ratings after Statewide Tournament

Congratulations to Ben and Steve Nickson who each were awarded their silver medals for having won 25 games in tournament competition.

Merit Points
Ben 30
Steve 28½
Lucas 9½
Caleb 5½
Vasyl 3½
Bella 3

Grade	Name	New Rating
3	Ben Nickson	627
2	Caleb Brinkman	616
3	Steve Nickson	592
2	Vasyl Shevtsov	524
1	Lucas Baumeister	472
3	Kenny Mojo	438
3	Nathalie Mena	369
3	Bella Balderas	333
4	Lulu Willwerscheid	321
3	Melissa Berry	279
3	Jaleena Moryn	263
1	Kolton Alger	205
1	Jaden Brown	203
3	Noah Danielson	197
1	Logan Kies	138
1	Ike Stahur	118

Statewide Tournament Final Results

Moreland made a valiant bid for a team trophy at the state tournament. We finished ahead of some teams that did get trophies, but we were in the hardest region - the southeast metro and got edged out by half a point by Sioux Trail in Burnsville. We finished in 14th place overall.
Ben Nickson - 4
Vasyl Shetsov - 3.5
Steve Nickson - 3
Bella Balderas - 2

Day 1 results from the Statewide chess tournament

The Moreland Primary team is currently in 16th place. Steve Nickson leads the team with 3 out of a possible 5 points.

Ratings after March 30, 2011

State Chess Championships Saturday and Sunday at Breck

Gr.Name...Rating
3 Ben......616
2 Caleb....616
3 Steve....593
2 Vasyl....519
1 Lucas....472
3 Kenny....438
3 Nathalie.369
3 Bella....363
4 Lulu.....321
3 Melissa..279
3 Jaleena..263
1 Kolton...203
1 Jaden....203
3 Noah.....197
1 Logan....138
1 Ike......117

Statewide Tournament April 2-3

I have registered the following students for the statewide tournament at Breck on April 2-3
Lucas Baumeister
Vasyl Shetsov
Isabella Balderas
Ben Nickson
Steve Nickson

Latest Ratings after 3-16

Steve Nickson------624
Ben Nickson--------616
Caleb Brinkman-----577
Vasyl Shevtsov-----508
Lucas Baumeister--472
Kenny Mojo---------425
Bella Balderas-----372
Nathalie Mena------364
Lulu Willwerscheid-321
Melissa Berry------272
Jaleena Moryn------258
Kolton Alger-------203
Jaden Brown--------198
Noah Danielson-----197
Logan Kies---------133
Ike Stahur---------115

Ratings after March 9, 2011

Ben Nickson--------649
Steve Nickson------647
Caleb Brinkman-----574
Lucas Baumeister--472
Vasyl Shevtsov-----445
Kenny Mojo---------398
Bella Balderas-----384
Nathalie Mena------378
Lulu Willwerscheid-322
Melissa Berry------274
Jaleena Moryn------258
Kolton Alger-------208
Noah Danielson-----197
Jaden Brown--------193
Logan Kies---------128
Ike Stahur---------103

Tournament Results

The Moreland 3rd grade team came in 12th place out of 15 teams.

Tournament Results
-------W-L-D
Third Grade
Ben----2-3-0
Steve--2-2-1
Bella--0-4-1
First Grade
Lucas--2-3-0

Feb 26 - State Grade Level Chess Championships
-------- Capitol Hill School SE corner of I94 & Dale
-------- 8:15 registration Cost $16 (+$2 if you need SCA membership)
-------- 9:30 tournament rules
-------- 2:30 Done
-------- Bring lunch and snacks or money for it ($5 is plenty)
-------- Call Bill at 651-451-8412 if you have questions.
Grade Name----------Rating
3 Ben Nickson--------711
3 Steve Nickson------656
2 Caleb Brinkman-----574
1 Lucas Baumeister---509
3 Bella Balderas-----432
2 Vasyl Shevtsov-----421
3 Kenny Mojo---------408
3 Nathalie Mena------357
4 Lulu Willwerscheid-334
3 Jaleena Moryn------267
3 Melissa Berry------257
1 Kolton Alger-------206
3 Noah Danielson-----193
1 Jaden Brown--------188
1 Logan Kies---------136