Leap Day ratings

Hale	458
Tapio	425
Isaac	419
Gage	403
Kartik	395
Alex	388
Everett	288
Bharath	283
Preston	280
Thomas	243
Lennox	233
Soren	212
Connor	205
Grace	177
Luc	150
Tamari	139
Haden	139
Suhaas	120
Lily	102

Pictures from Tournament and latest ratings

Gage places 5th in the State for 1st Graders
Tapio makes Hale laugh

After the excitement last Saturday, a lot of you are asking "When's the next tournament?"
Answer: Sat Mar 12 Sections for K-3, 4-6, Jr High

Tapio	436
Hale	411
Gage	399
Isaac	386
Kartik	370
Alex	365
Preston	306
Bharath	282
Everett	276
Lennox	233
Connor	207
Thomas	193
Soren	173
Grace	163
Luc	156
Tamari	129
Suhaas	116
Haden	115
Lily	102

Tournament Results

It was a good day for the Salem Hills Chess Team. the 4th grade team came in 4th place in the state!
And Gage brought home the 5th place trophy! Everyone who played gained rating points.

. . . . W L D Rating
1 Gage. 4 1 0 +57
4 Tapio 2 2 1 +36
4 Isaac 2 3 0 +30
4 Hale. 2 2 1 +48
5 Alex. 2 3 0 +29
TOTALS 12 11 2 A winning record! 
NEW RATINGS

Tapio	405
Gage	389
Isaac	384
Kartik	368
Hale	363
Alex	333
Preston	308
Bharath	269
Everett	262
Lennox	209
Connor	169
Thomas	165
Grace	160
Luc	150
Soren	144
Suhaas	107
Lily	100
Tamari	100
Haden	100

Next Tournamnet Latest Ratings

Next Tournament 

Sat Feb 20 Metcalf Jr High, Burnsville - Statewide Grade Level compete both as an individual and as a team. Team score = total of top 3 scores in one grade.
Tapio, Isaac, Hale and Gage are coming.

Ratings

4 Tapio	369
3 Kartik	368
4 Isaac	354
1 Gage	332
4 Hale	315
5 Preston	308
? Alex	304
3 Bharath	269
3 Everett	262
2 Lennox	209
3 Connor	169
4 Thomas	165
5 Grace	160
4 Luc	150
5 Soren	144
2 Suhaas	107
? Lily	100
1 Tamari	100
4 Haden	100

Tournament Results

Hale and Gage played in a tournament today.
Here are the results

Primary (K-3)
Gage L L W W W 3 merit points, Rating +42

Elementary (4-6)
Hale L L L W L 1 merit point, Rating -8

News for Feb 1

19 students have signed up for chess! We will be splitting into two groups based on if you've been in my class before.

If you're new, we'll start at square one but quickly move until we catch up with the rest.
If you've had me before, we'll continue from where we left off.

I have a rating system to keep track of progress, and to help students find a good match in class.
+5 points for attendance
+2 points for each correct answer on worksheets
+1 to +31 for winning depending on the relative strength (relative to your rating) of your opponent
-1 to -31 for losing depending on the relative strength of your opponent
-16 to +16 for a draw depending on the relative strength of you opponent

If you've been in my classes before your rating will start where it left off.
If you're new it starts at 100. If you said you've played a lot of chess, it starts at 150.

Upcoming Tournaments
Feb 6 Zachary Lane Elementary, Plymouth - a chance to get some experience
Feb 20 Metcalf Jr High, Burnsville - Grade Level Championships - if we have 3 or more in one grade, we will have a team. There are individual and team awards.
March 12 Metcalf
April 9, 10 Breck, Golden Valley - Statewide Championships for grades K-6

Ratings

Tapio	363
Kartik	359
Isaac	353
Hale	302
Alex	291
Preston	286
Gage	273
Bharath	260
Everett	253
Soren	181
Lennox	166
Thomas	152
Connor	152
Luc	141
Grace	124
Lily	100
Tamari	100
Suhaas	100
Haden	100