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.