October 23

Today we learned about forks and how to notate moves.

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Name	KRR	KQ	23-Oct
Maize	Pass	Pass	155
Robert	Pass		139
Mia	Pass		137
Addi			135
Roman	Pass		128
Peter			128
James			121

Oct 16

We reviewed the KQ checkmate and played a lot of chess.
Some have passed the KRR mate (in 14 moves) and KQ mate in 60 seconds.

Name	KRR	KQ	16-Oct
Maize	Pass	Pass	138
Robert	Pass		130
Roman	Pass		128
Mia	Pass		128
Addi			121
Diego			120
Peter			117
Kash			117
James			114

Oct 11

Today we were introduced to the 3 things you should try to do at the beginning of a game.
1) Attack the center of the board
2) Get your knights and bishops out of the back row
3) Get castled
We'll review these all next week as well as work on finishing up the 2-rook checkmate.

Robert	127
Maize	125
Roman	125
Mia	125
Addi	118
Diego	117
Peter	115
Kash	111
James	111

Tuesday

We played chess today and practiced the 2-rook checkmate.
Four student passed the test and gained 10 point.
The others will try to pass on Thursday.

Name	9-Oct
Robert	124
Maize	122
Roman	122
Mia	122
Addi	115
Diego	114
Peter	112
Kash	111
James	108

Oct 4

We learned more about checkmate and stalemate.
We also learned about checkmating with two rooks, but no one has mastered that yet.
RATINGS

Addi	112
Robert	111
Diego	111
Kash	111
Maize	109
Roman	109
Peter	109
Mia	109
James	105

First Week of Chess Club

Chess club went well this - we had 8 students on both Tues and Thurs.
We learned how all the pieces move and capture and learned about check,  checkmate and stalemate.
We revisited these topics and added castling on Thursday.
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Maize	106
Roman	106
Peter	106
Addi	106
Robert	106
Diego	106
Kash	106
Mia	106

Sept 2018 - Chess is Back at Moreland!

For the first time since 2014, chess is back at Moreland!
We will meet on Tues and Thurs from 2:15 to 3:30.
The plan is to start Sept 25.
We had 8 sign up at Meet and Greet though there is no obligation to join the club. Others who did not sign up can still show up

Ratings - All students will start with a rating of 100. Attendance will add 3 points. Wins and losses will cause your rating to go up or down by an amount depending on the rating of your opponent. Why ratings?

1. Students and parents can monitor their progress
2. Students will be able to play someone of approximately the same ability.
3. Students will take every game seriously.
4. I will know when a student is ready for competition.
5. Certain team competition requires me to name the top 5 players in order.

Competition - At some point, some children will be ready for competition. While this is not required, it is an opportunity for children to meet new children from across the Twin Cities and try to earn awards. See the School Chess Association website for more details. Tournaments are on Saturdays at various schools across the Twin Cities from 8:30 to about 2:00 and cost about $20 although the chess club will pay half. You will also need to provide transportation and bring or buy lunch there. I will be present at most tournaments.