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.

Final Moreland Tournament Standings

Last Chess Club Meeting is 4-29 - No chess in May.
Final Standings
W=Win, D=Draw, L=Loss, H=half-point bye, B=full point bye, U=unplayed due to absence.

	Name	round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Points	TieBrkrs
1	Avery	W6 w	W5b	W7b	3	3
3	Dylan	W7 b	H	W8b	2.5	2
2	Ike	B	W4w	U	2	1
5	Gianna	W9 b	L1w	D4w	1.5	4.5
8	Demetris	D4 b	B	L3w	1.5	3.5
4	Eyual	D8 w	L2b	D5b	1	5
7	Jaylon	L3 w	D6b	L1w	0.5	6
6	Ollie	L1 b	D7w	U	0.5	3.5
9	Amanda	L5 w	H	U	0.5	1.5

Ratings

Name	22-Apr
Avery	548
Ike	352
Dylan	275
Eyual	180
Gianna	177
Ollie	128
Jaylon	103
Demetris	100
Amanda	100

April 15 Ratings

Ratings

Name	15-Apr
Avery	545
Ike	352
Dylan	263
Eyual	175
Gianna	172
Ollie	128
Jaylon	101
Demetris	100
Amanda	100

Tournament Results
W=Win, D=Draw, L=Loss, H=half-point bye, B=full point bye, A=next assignment
Example: Avery's first round he won against #6 (Ollie) and was playing white.

1	Avery	W6w	W5b	A2w		2
2	Ike	B	W4w	A1b		2
3	Dylan	W7b	H	A8w		1.5
8	Demetris	D4b	B	A3b		1.5
5	Gianna	W9b	L1w	A4b		1
4	Eyual	D8w	L2b	A5w		0.5
6	Ollie	L1b	D7w	A9w		0.5
7	Jaylon	L3w	D6b	B		0.5
9	Amanda	L5w	H	A6b		0.5

Moreland Tournament Results

Tournament

First Name	4/8/14
Avery	W
Ike	B
Dylan	W
Gianna	W
Eyual	D
Demetrius	D
Jaylon	L
Ollie	L
Amanda	L

Ratings

First Name	4/8/14
Avery	540
Ike	338
Dylan	263
Eyual	186
Gianna	169
Ollie	123
Jaylon	100
Demetrius	100
Amanda	100

April 1 News

Next week we start our annual spring tournament in school chess club.
If everyone is there Avery will play Gianna, Ike will play Ollie, Dylan will play Jaylon and Eyaul will play Demetrius. Amanda will get a bye.

Grade	Last	First	1-Apr
3	Lovgren	Avery	534
4	Stuhr	Ike	388
2	Strong	Dylan	242
2	Alemayehu	Eyual	184
2	Montecillo	Gianna	148
1	Stuhr	Ollie	119
2	Lynch	Jaylon	100
2	Thomas	Demetrius	100
0	Morales	Amanda	100

Statewide Results

Congratulations to Avery who had a good tournament. Avery won three of his first four games
and raised his rating to 529. After the fourth round, Avery was in 50th place of 219 players. But then he had to face some really good players and finished with 3 points. He now has 20 merit points and needs 5 more for a silver medal.