Jan 14 Chess Club

Things you should have learned today about the knight:

1. Every time a knight moves it changes the color of square it's on.
2. If you put your king and queen on the same color square, watch out for forks with a knight.
3. Put your knight in an outpost
4. Remember how a bishop fights against a knight?
5. Remember how a rook fights against a knight?
6. Remember how a pawn fights against a knight?
7. A knight on the side gets fried!


Problems of the day (Top Diagram)
1. Using what you learned today about knights, what is White's best move?


2. Do at home puzzle (Bottom Diagram): What is the minimum number of moves it will take for white to capture all the pawns. (The black pawns never move.)


Ratings after Jan 14

Name...........Rating
Robert Thai......825
Ethan Dincer.....779
Michaela Long....696
Jules Mockovak...691
Addison Scufsa...621
Jack Olson.......573
Chase Campbell...541
Joseph Robinson..525
John Paul Jarvis.513
Charlie Dempsey..487
Donald Thai......473
Archit Das.......424
Joshua Schachel..419
Connor Hassing...404
Cole Mockovak....308
Miranda Bance....132
Ayden Anderson...125
Tate Engleson....116
Rishab Kolachina.115
Gabe Alveag......100
Eryn McVay.......100
Isabella Mens....100
Julia Camacho....100