Final Ratings of 2011

Here are the final ratings for the year.
There is a tournament on Sat. Jan. 7, at Metcalf Jr High in Burnsville.
You may want to test out what you've learned there. Hope to see you there.

Salem Hills

First Name	Rating
Michaela	991
Joshua	839
Connor	564
Isabella	463
Tate	451
John	350
Ryan	272
Simon	221
Eliana	189

Current Ratings Dec. 9, 2011

Next tournament - Jan 7, 2012 Burnsville, Metcalf Jr. High

Salem Hills

Michaela	991
Joshua	833
Connor	550
Tate	451
Isabella	449
John	354
Ryan	261
Simon	250
Eliana	166

Tournament Results

Congratulations to Michaela Long who won a trophy at the tournament on Dec 3, and
also to Ryan Carpenter who score 2.5 points. Both players increase their ratings significantly.

...................Beg End
Michaela W W W W L 953 991
Ryan.....D L W W L 193 243

Lastest Ratings and Upcoming Tournament

Tournament tomorrow in Burnsville Metcalf Jr Hi Diffley & Cedar.
All girls section in addition to the K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and rated sections.
Call Bill at 651-451-8412 if you have questions.

First Name	Rating
Michaela	940
Joshua	825
Connor	566
Isabella	435
Tate	429
John	354
Simon	215
Ryan	193
Eliana	178

Ratings as of 11-14-11

Name	Rating
Michaela	940
Joshua	804
Connor	552
Tate	414
Isabella	396
John	338
Simon	220
Ryan	201
Eliana	179

Salem Hills takes 3rd place twice!

Congratulations to the 2nd grade chess team who took 3rd place at a big chess tournament over the weekend. Donald Thai won 4 games and came home with a trophy. Ryan Carpenter won 2 games in his first tournament.

3rd grader Simon Klancher won 2 games in his first tournament.

Congratulations also to the 5th grade team who took 3rd place. Robert Thai had 4 wins, 1 draw and no losses to earn the 2nd place trophy out of 39 top chess players from across the Twin Cities. Michaela Long add 3 more wins to the team's total.

Ratings after Nov 4 and Tournament Info

There is a tournament tomorrow at Metcalf Jr. High.
You'll only be playing students in your same grade.
I'll be there.

First Name	Last Name	Rating
Michaela	Long	970
Joshua	Schachel	787
Connor	Hassing	535
Tate	Engleson	409
Isabella	Mens	379
John	Featherstone	327
Simon	Klancher	182
Eliana	Bly	172
Ryan	Carpenter	157

Latest Ratings

If you are interested, there is a chess tournament
on Saturday Nov 5 at Metcalf Jr High in Burnsville.
See details at School Chess Link to the right.

Chess poem of the day:
Two big pieces on a line?
Look out! It's hurdle time!

Here are the latest ratings.

First Name	Last Name	Rating
Michaela	Long	970
Joshua	Schachel	801
Connor	Hassing	530
Tate	Engleson	390
Isabella	Mens	354
John	Featherstone	275
Simon	Klancher	167
Eliana	Bly	157
Ryan	Carpenter	150

Oct 7, 2011

Advanced group worked on checkmates.
Intermediate group worked on forks.

Poem of the day :
King and Queen on the same color square?
Keep on looking, there's a fork there!

Name	Rating
Michaela	935
Connor	511
Isabella	349
Simon	170
John	180
Eliana	150
Ryan	143
Tate	377
Joshua	758

First Salem Hills Chess Meeting of 2011-2012

Opening principles we learned today:

1. Occupy and attack the four middle squares of the board on the first few moves.
Don't fiddle - control the middle

2. Knights belong toward the center
A knight on the side gets fried

3. You can usually tell if a piece is in a good position by counting the number of choices it has.

4. Develop your pieces in this order: Knights, Bishops, Queen, Rooks

5. Move rooks onto an open file (a file with no pawns on it)
A rook can travel for a mile, when it's on an open file

Homework: Place a knight in the corner, on the edge, near the corner and in the middle 16 squares and count the number of choices it has. Do the same with a bishop, rook and queen.
How many choices does each piece have in the corner? In the middle? Which piece is different in terms of the choices? What does that tell you about developing that piece? How does that explain why rooks should be developed last?

Ratings

2	Hassing, Connor	504
2	Isabella Mens	317
2	Klancher, Simon	171
3	Featherstone, John	149
2	Bly, Eliana	145
2	Carpenter, Ryan	139

Ratings after 5/27 Scores and solutions

Sorry for the delay - I forgot how to do this and thought it was a computer problem.
Duh!

Today's Homework
X-Rays (max 14 points)
Robert...14
Michaela.14
Charlie..12
Jules....10
Donald...12
Joshua...12
Tim.......8
Discovered Attack (max 12 points)
Connor...10
Cole......6
Tate.....10
Logan.....2
Eryn......7

Final Ratings
Robert...1091
Michaela..914
Charlie...892
Jules.....854
Donald....773
Joshua....759
Tim.......749
Connor....498
Archit....497
Cole......434
Julia.....373
Tate......371
Isabella..302
Eryn......184
Logan.....170

Ratings after 5/20/2011

Test scores @ 100 pts per problem solved correctly. I expected your scores to pretty much match your rating. If your test score was higher than your rating, your rating went up. In some cases your test score was less than your rating so your rating dropped a few points.
Scores: Archit 500, Erik 400, Isabella 300, Eryn 100, Tate 350, Cole 200, Logan 300 Connor 400. We'll see next week if the top students can solve the ones you couldn't.

Name	Rating
Robert	1099
Michaela	895
Charlie	840
Jules	825
Donald	772
Joshua	756
Tim	736
Connor	503
Archit	497
Cole	405
Julia	373
Tate	347
Isabella	302
Logan	177
Eryn	172
Erik	152
Will	105

Ratings after May 13

I was missing a lot of worksheets from the hurdle group. I know some of you took them home to work on - make sure you bring them back next week.

Name	Rating
Robert	1089
Michaela	890
Charlie	855
Jules	820
Donald	783
Joshua	734
Tim	713
Connor	506
Archit	492
Cole	416
Julia	373
Tate	342
Isabella	297
Eryn	171
Logan	162
Erik	128
Will	105

Congratulations Charlie Dempsey

Charlie was 5-2 at Nationals in the K-5 U900 section. He came in 28th, tied for 25th and was awarded a a trophy.

Minnesotans did exceptionally well. The kids you play against on Saturdays are among the best in the country. Ones with * got an individual trophy. One with ! got a team trophy.
K3U900
*Dakota Bibeau -7-0-0
*Nathyn Fine ---6-0-1
*Joshua Titus ---5-1-1
*!Max Dietrich---5-2-0
*!Aidan Anselmo-5-2-0
*!Blake Harris ---5-2-0
K-3 Championship
*Andrew Titus --6-0-1
Franklin Zhou--4-3-1
K5U900
*Chris Simoni -----5-2-0
*Charlie Dempsey-5-2-0
Brent Hauck ------3-3-1
K5Championship
David Floeder----4-1-2
K6 Championship
Zach Kollododge--4-3-0
Justyn Fine ------4-3-0
Peter Hanse l-----4-3-0
!Brian Billman ----4-3-0
!*Pratik Nehete---4-3-0
Sid CarlsonWhite--3-3-1
!Ryler McDowall--3-3-1
Winston Zane-----2-3-2
Elliot Tong--------2-4-1
!*Emma Hills------2-5-0
K3 Unrated
!*Max Doom ------6-1-0
!Alex Bonsage-----4-2-1
!Matt Nelson------4-3-0
Benjamin Remes -4-2-1
Sophia Rohlfson --4-3-0
!Gus Dietrich -----3-4-0
K6 Unrated
Pat Wang -------- 5-2-0

Results after May 6, 2011

High scores today - Vacating 15/18 by Jules and Tim
Pins Hard Sheet - 12 by Julia Tate and Eryn
Pins Easy Sheet

Name Rating Robert 1072 Michaela 874 Jules 805 Donald 769 Charlie 758 Joshua 719 Tim 708 Archit 510 Connor 501 Cole 411 Julia 368 Tate 314 Isabella 274 Eryn 166 Logan 162 Erik 123 Will 100

Latest Ratings

I looked up Tim's rating in my secret database and it was 709, so he'll be joining the top group next week. Only perfect score on worksheets was Tim. Congrats. Robert Michaela and Charlie and Julia each missed one problem.

Next week a new tactic and a new opening!

Here are the latest ratings after April 28,2011

Name	Rating
Robert----	1053
Michaela--	851
Jules-----	769
Charlie---	758
Donald----	735
Tim-------	730
Joshua----	718
Connor----	486
Archit----	469
Cole------	391
Julia-----	351
Tate------	297
Isabella--	263
Eryn------	145
Logan-----	134
Erik------	113
Will------	103

Current Ratings April 15, 2011

Just a reminder of how you gain and lose rating points.
+5 for attendance
-1, 2 or 3 each time you goof off in class -5 for using pieces inappropriately or kibbitzing.
Anywhere from +1 to +31 for winning or -1 to -31 for losing whether in club or in tournaments.
Draws can gain or lose up to 15 points.
Solving problems correctly on worksheets are generally 2 points per problem.

If you're new this session I started you at 100 points - you'll have to work your way up.

Name	Rating
Robert----	1037
Michaela--	835
Jules-----	769
Charlie---	742
Donald----	724
Joshua----	705
Connor----	467
Archit----	456
Cole------	384
Julia-----	331
Tate------	281
Isabella--	252
Eryn------	145
Logan-----	121
Will------	103
Erik------	100

Statewide Tournament Results

Congratulations to the Elementary Chess Team from Salem Hills. They took 4th place in the statewide competition.

Top scorers were Robert Thai, Chase Campbell, and Jack Olson with 5 points each and Michaela Long and Addison Scufsa with 4 points. Each received a medal for scoring team points. The new trophy will be on display at school.

In the primary competition, Donald Thai scored 5 points and finished in 13th place. It was the highest finish for anyone in 1st grade or under!

Complete results will be available at www.schoolchess.org.

Statewide chess results from day 1.

After day 1, the Salem Hills Chess Team is has a firm grip on 4th place in the Statewide Chess competition. Governor Dayton addressed the crowd and encourage the kids before round 1.
Michaela Long and Chase Campbell currently lead the team with 4 points out of a possible 5.
Robert Thai, Addison Scufsa, Jack Olson and Charlie Dempsey each have 3. So the team is well poised for a good day tomorrow.

DON'T FORGET THE STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT
April 2-3 at Breck School
See www.schoolchess.org to register

Our first session is over. A new 6-wk session is starting in a few weeks.
April 15 and 29. May 6.13.20.27

To register visit www.celearn4ever.org or call 651-306-3633

Lessons Plan
1. A. King and Pawn vs King
B. Giuocco Piano opening
2. A. Simplifying
B. Fried Liver opening
3. A. Vacating
B. Danish Gambit
4. A. Clearance
B. Square of the pawn
5. A. KQ, KR, and KBB mates
B. Various other endings including KBN vs K
6. A. X-Rays
B. KQ vs KP endings

FINAL RATINGS (which will continue through the next session if you sign up)
Name Rating
Robert--- 1008
Ethan----- 828
Addison--- 804
Michaela-- 783
Jules----- 783
Charlie--- 744
Joshua---- 707
Jack------ 703
Chase----- 646
Joseph---- 631
Donald---- 589
John Paul- 587
Connor---- 462
Archit---- 452
Cole------ 379
Julia----- 286
Isabella-- 263
Tate------ 260
Rishab---- 245
Ayden----- 219
Miranda--- 196
Eryn------ 150
Gabe------ 109

Next week (Mar 25) is the last class for this session.
A new session starts up April 15 and runs through May 27 (no class April 22)

Next Tournament is March 26 at Sonnesyn.
Statewide tournament April 2-3 at Breck. Sign up by March 21 to save $10 on registration.

Ratings after March 18
Robert---1003
Ethan-----823
Addison---799
Michaela--778
Jules-----778
Charlie---744
Joshua----702
Jack------698
Chase-----641
Joseph----626
Donald----584
John Paul-582
Connor----457
Archit----447
Cole------374
Julia-----281
Isabella--258
Tate------255
Rishab----240
Ayden-----219
Miranda---191
Eryn------145
Gabe------104

Tournament Results and New Ratings

Congratulations to Robert who was undefeated (4 wins and 1 draw) and received the 5th place trophy! Congratulations also to Donald and Ethan who earned their bronze medal and will receive it at the next tournament.

Next tournament is March 26 at Sonnesyn in New Hope. Last chance to practice before Statewide.

Tournament Results
-----Rounds 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Merit
4 Robert----W D W W W 4.5 24.25
1 Donald----W W D L W 3.5 12.5
5 Charlie---W W L W L 3.0 45.0
4 Ethan-----L B W L W 3.0 11.0
5 Jack------W L W D L 2.5 39.5
5 Joseph----L W W L D 2.5 36.0
4 Michaela--L L B W D 2.5 56.5
5 Addison---W L L W L 2.0 77.25

Ratings after March 12

4 Robert----985
4 Ethan-----797
5 Addison---784
4 Michaela--778
5 Jules-----762
5 Charlie---728
5 Jack------681
4 Joshua----672
4 Chase-----641
5 Joseph----601
1 Donald----583
4 John Paul-568
3 Archit----454
2 Connor----424
3 Cole------361
2 Tate------254
5 Julia-----250
2 Rishab----239
2 Isabella--227
2 Ayden-----192
2 Miranda---162
2 Eryn------145
2 Gabe------121

Latest Ratings 3-11-2011

Tournament Tomorrow!

Notate at least one game. I'll be there to go over games and try to improve your play - last chance before Statewide!

Robert----943
Addison---844
Michaela--820
Ethan-----816
Jules-----762
Charlie---708
Jack------687
Joshua----672
Chase-----641
Joseph----599
John Paul-568
Donald----550
Archit----454
Connor----424
Cole------361
Tate------254
Julia-----250
Rishab----239
Isabella--227
Ayden-----192
Miranda---162
Eryn------145
Gabe------121

Charlie Dempsey is the new State Champion!!!

Congratulations to Charlie Dempsey who won the State 5th grade State Championship on Saturday Feb 26, 2011.
Addison Scufsa finished in 3rd place and the 5th grade team finished in 2nd place.

In the fourth grade, Josh Schachel finished in 8th place with four wins and only one loss.

5th Grade-------W-L-D
Charlie Dempsey-4-0-1
Addison Scufsa--4-1-0
Jack Olson------2-1-2
4th grade
Josh Schachel---4-1-0
Michaela Long---3-2-0
Chase Campbell--3-2-0
Joseph Robinson-2-2-1
Julia Camacho---1-3-1

Here are the new ratings after the tournament. Big gains were made by Charlie (+93), Josh (+65), Addison (+53) and Julia (+35).

Robert----	926
Addison---	827
Ethan-----	818
Michaela--	786
Jules-----	748
Charlie---	692
Jack------	666
Joshua----	641
Chase-----	640
Joseph----	576
John Paul-	563
Donald----	533
Archit----	441
Connor----	419
Cole------	350
Tate------	243
Julia-----	239
Rishab----	228
Isabella--	217
Miranda---	173
Ayden-----	164
Eryn------	140
Gabe------	106

Ratings after Feb 25, 2011

There were two of you who didn't put your names on your sheet and one who didn't turn it in.

Name Rating
Robert----926
Ethan-----818
Michaela--792
Addison---774
Jules-----748
Jack------661
Chase-----633
Charlie---599
Joshua----576
Joseph----574
John Paul-563
Donald----533
Archit----441
Connor----419
Cole------350
Tate------243
Rishab----228
Isabella--217
Julia-----204
Miranda---173
Ayden-----164
Eryn------140
Gabe------106

State Grade Level Championship Saturday Feb 26

The SCA State Grade Level Chess Championships will be held February 26th at Capitol Hill School at the SE corner of I94 and Dale in St. Paul.

We need at least 3 players per grade. We should be able to field excellent 4th and 5th grade teams and maybe even a 2nd grade team. Even if we can't have a team, it's also individual competition, so you want to do your best and you also want your teammates to do their best.

Everyone needs to take enough time on each move to consider the following:
1. What was my opponents last move - what is the threat? What would I do next, if I were on the other side of the board?
2. How many ways can I stop his good move? Which defense is best.
3. If I can't find a terrific move for my opponent, I'll look for a good move of my own.
4. Look for weaknesses in your opponents position -like two big pieces on a line, K & Q on same color square, a nice outpost for your knight, a chance to undermine (we'll learn that Friday)
5. If you're ahead trade pieces. If you're behind try to avoid trading pieces.
6. Don't weaken your position with a bad pawn move. Look for pawn moves that open highways for your pieces and close highways for your opponent's pieces.
7. Toward the end of the game, get your King out and use it as a fighter. Experience will eventually tell you when it's time to get the King out, but a good rule of thumb is if your opponent has less than 10 points in pieces left (not counting pawns), it's time to get the King out.
8. When you are in trouble take extra time - find a way out.
9. When you have your opponent in trouble take extra time - finish him off.
10. When ahead never get overconfident. When behind never give up - even when you're down to just a King, try to maneuver your King into a position where your opponent could easily stalemate you.

Test Results and Latest Ratings

Perfect Score was 1000. I expected your test score to be about the same as your rating. Most of you scored a little better than your rating and raised your rating. Here are the results:

Name___Rating_Test Adj
Robert----896-1000 +8
Ethan-----821--700 -8
Addison---775--650 -10
Michaela--773--825 +4
Jules-----709--930 +16
Jack------640--630 =
Chase-----604--720 +8
Joseph----559--600 +2
Charlie---556--780 +16
John Paul-535--690 +12
Donald----509--750 +18
Joshua----503--550 +2
Archit----445--300 -10
Connor----401--530 +10
Cole------345--350 =
Rishab----197-----
Tate------194--450 +20
Isabella--181--380 +14
Ayden-----159--370 +16
Julia-----159--470 +24
Miranda---152--100 -4
Gabe------123--240 +8
Eryn------100--150 +4

RATINGS AS OF TODAY (SUN FEB 20)
Name Rating
Robert----909
Ethan-----818
Michaela--782
Addison---747
Jules-----730
Jack------645
Chase-----617
Charlie---600
Joseph----566
John Paul-552
Donald----532
Joshua----510
Archit----440
Connor----416
Cole------350
Tate------219
Isabella--216
Rishab----202
Julia-----188
Ayden-----179
Miranda---153
Gabe------121
Eryn------109

Latest Ratings

No one got the first problem correct. I gave partial credit (+1) if you said Bxd5, but I had another move in mind. The problem with Bxd5 is that Black plays Rad8 and pins our bishop to our queen. You still come out a little ahead if you keep playing accurately, but why not avoid all the complications. My computer using Fritz says my move is the best. So see if you can find it.


Name Rating
Robert----896
Ethan-----821
Addison---775
Michaela--773
Jules-----709
Jack------640
Chase-----604
Joseph----559
Charlie---556
John Paul-535
Donald----509
Joshua----503
Archit----445
Connor----401
Cole------345
Rishab----197
Tate------194
Isabella--181
Ayden-----159
Julia-----159
Miranda---152
Gabe------123
Eryn------100

Tournaments

Congratulations to Michaela Long who earned a golden knight award at the last tournament. I think she also just earned her gold medal!

Plan on being at the State Grade Level Championships on Feb. 26th at Capitol Hill.
We should have very good teams for 4th and 5th - maybe even some others.
5th grade - Addison, Charlie, Jules, Jack
4th grade - Michaela, Robert, Chase, Ethan, Joseph, Julia, J.P.

Feb 4 News

Congrats on perfect papers today from Michaela, Joseph, and Donald!

Problem 7 was the most often missed. If you play 1.a8(Q)+ Kb3 then 2. QxQ it's stalemate!
Therefore 1. a8(R)+! Kb3 2.RxQ









Things you should have learned today:
TACTICS (HURDLE)
1.Two big pieces in a line?
Look Out! It's hurdle time!
2. Instead of looking for your own moves first, look for weaknesses in your opponent's positions - in particular, look for two big pieces in a line.
3. When planning a move, first figure out where your opponent wants to move, then DON'T LET HIM DO IT! If he can never make the good move he wants to make, it's going to be hard for him to beat you.

STRATEGY (PAWNS MOVES)
4. Pawn moves can never be retracted, so be careful when advancing pawns.
5. Every pawn move opens and closes highways on the board. Make sure you open highways for your pieces and close highways for your opponent's pieces.
6. Don't put all your pawns on the same color square - there are weaknesses on the other color.

Name - - - - - Rating
Robert----874
Ethan-----808
Michaela--773
Addison---725
Jules-----709
Jack------623
Chase-----604
Joseph----531
Charlie---551
John Paul-524
Donald----496
Archit----436
Joshua----488
Connor----420
Cole------332
Ayden-----179
Isabella--156
Julia-----151
Miranda---144
Rishab----152
Tate------133
Gabe------115
Eryn------113

Tournament tomorrow - I won't be there but I'll be checking the results. - Mr. H.

Congratulations!

The Salem Hills Chess club had an excellent combined record of 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.

All three players performed above their rating and gained points.
Addison finished with 4 wins and a 3rd place trophy.
Charlie won the novice trophy despite a loss in round 5.
Michaela won her first three games but then lost to two of the top players.

Latest Ratings

Robert----	846
Ethan-----	781
Michaela--	754
Addison---	719
Jules-----	687
Jack------	615
Chase-----	573
Joseph----	551
Charlie---	528
John Paul-	521
Donald----	474
Archit----	440
Joshua----	432
Connor----	404
Cole------	317
Ayden-----	169
Isabella--	146
Julia-----	137
Miranda---	129
Rishab----	123
Tate------	116
Gabe------	100
Eryn------	100

Tournament on Jan 29

I will be at the tournament on Jan 29 and will not have a lot of children from other schools to look after. So if you come, you'll be able to get some individual attention from me.

For info about the tournament see www.schoolchess.org

Review of Week 3 and Ratings as of Jan 22, 2011

What you should have learned today.

Common patterns for forking are two pieces 1) in a line, 2) on the same color, and 3) on the same rank with one space between

Ways to search - look for your opponent's unguarded pieces

Rules for castling.

Reasons for castling are 1) king safety 2) connecting rooks, 3) attacking the enemy king

Two main ways to prevent your opponent from castling.

The difference between an open game and a closed game - In which type of game do you need to castle?

What you may have learned:

The main objective of the Caro-Cann opening.

Problem 8 on FunSheet 3b was tricky especially because you had to come up with Black's best response. Here's the answer I was looking for...

1. e5! (fork) Bb5+
2. Kh1 Ng8
3. Qd5! (fork)

or
1. e5! (fork) Bb5+
2. Kh1 Ne4 (did anyone see this move and figure out the reply)
3. Qd5! (fork) Nf2+
4. Rxf2 Bxf2
5. Qxa5

Congratulations to Michaela Long who was the only one to get full credit for that problem!

Name------Rating
Robert---- 846
Ethan----- 781
Michaela-- 736
Jules----- 687
Addison--- 642
Jack------ 615
Chase----- 573
Joseph---- 551
John Paul- 521
Charlie--- 506
Donald---- 474
Archit---- 440
Joshua---- 432
Connor---- 404
Cole------ 317
Ayden----- 169
Isabella-- 146
Julia----- 137
Miranda--- 129
Rishab---- 123
Tate------ 116
Gabe------ 100 Eryn------ 100

LESSON PLANS

Some students and parents may wonder what material I’m going cover in this 10 – week course so I thought I’d lay out my schedule.

Since the class is long, we have time for a second lesson each day. The pattern will be:

Tactics Lesson, Worksheet or drill, game time, Strategy Lesson

1. Jan 7 –

Choices – a look at all the pieces and where they are best placed

Development – giving your pieces more choices

2. Jan 14 –

Knight - alternating square concept, fork patterns

KQ mate – technique and drill

3. Jan 21 –

Fork – looking for patterns. FUNSHEET

Castling – Rules and reasons for. When you should when you shouldn’t

Jan 28 –No School

4. Feb 4 – Hurdle/skewer – patterns FUNSHEET

Pawn Structure – the highway system

5. Feb 11 -

Pin – how to pin, how to use pins, FUNSHEET

KR mate – technique and drill

6. Feb 18 –

TEST – Recap and assessment of first five lessons

More on Development – How it plays out in the opening, midgame, and endgame

7. Feb 25 –

Undermining - FUNSHEET

Combos – Combining tactical tricks

Mar 4 - No school

8. Mar 11 –

Discovered Attacks – the most powerful tactic of all. FUNSHEET

Fool’s Mate and variations – the f-pawn

9. Mar 18 –

Overload – detecting when a piece is overloaded and exploiting it. FUNSHEET

Scholar’s Mate and variations

10. Mar 25 –

Opposition – End Game drill and practice

Simplicfication – using what you just learned to turn a difficult game into an easy win.