Nov 19 Tournament Results

(Click on underlined names for pictures)
Congratulations to Gage who received his silver medal, to Kartik who received the novice trophy, and to Bharath who earned his bronze medal.
Next tournament Dec 3 is a team tournament - need 3 players in a grade. You may play up a grade or more.
Name....W L D Merit Rat Chg
Hale....3 2 0  23   755 -7
Gage....2 2 1  30   555 -16
Kartik..3 2 0  19.5 684 +45
Bharath.2 3 0  11.5 539 -14

Nov 18 news and ratings

Tournament Tomorrow at Metcalf in Burnsville 8:30 - 2:00-ish
If you're interested in owning a chess set like the ones at school, but with a nicer case, see me ($11)

Name	18-Nov
Hale	762
Isaac	686
Kartik	639
Gage	571
Bharath	553
Everett	465
Lennox	433
Suhaas	298
Connor	248
Lily	233
Jon	154
Zenji	139
Dennis	139
Adam	123

Gift ideas

I have ordered several chess sets and scorebooks from US chess. I get deals for ordering often, ordering bulk and one shipping charge. So I can offer sets to my students for my cost.

Sets are like the ones we use at school and include pieces, extra queens, black and white vinyl board and a carrying case with zipper, handles, and sleeve for a rolled-up board.

Set  $11
Scorebook $2.

Upcoming Tournaments

Upcoming Tournaments
Nov 19 - Burnsville Metcalf (K-3,4-6) Great opportunity for 3rd graders or warm-up for Dec 3
Dec 3 - Burnsville Metcalf (Grade level and team) I think Kartik, Bharath, Everett, and maybe Connor and Zenji would make a strong 4th grade team. Kartik and Bharath have scored 3 points. We only use the top 3 scores, so with an extra we can just not count the one who has a bad day. Can we get a third grade team? Lennox, Suhaas, Jon. Suhaas has come to some tournaments and usually scores 2 points.
     We learned about pins today. 1) Find two big pieces on a line 2) Don't be in a hurry to take the pinned piece. 3) Attack the pinned piece.

x Hale	732
5 Isaac	686
4 Kartik	638
x Gage	589
4 Bharath	559
4 Everett	429
3 Lennox	403
3 Suhaas	285
4 Connor	248
2 Lily	224
4 Zenji	141
3 Jon	141
2 Adam	114
2 Dennis	104

Tournament Results

Great tournament Salem Hills! 13 Wins, 9 losses, 3 draws
Highlights: Hale scoring 3.5 points, Gage winning an golden knight award (honorable mention), Kartik playing Samuel Heinemann in the last round for a trophy, Kartik receiving his bronze medal, Gage earning his silver medal, Bharath, Hale and Kartik gaining over 20 rating points.
.....................Merit
Hale... D W L W W 3.5 20.0
Gage... W L W L W 3.0 27.5
Kartik. W L W W L 3.0 16.5
Bharath X D D L W 3.0 9.5
Suhaas. L L B L W 2.0 6.5

Name    Aft  Bef Chg 

Hale    697  669 +28 

Gage    586  589  -3

Kartik  607  572 +35

Bharath 532  510 +22

Suhaas  285  300 -15

Tournament Nov 5

Tournament on Saturday - Highview Middle School in New Brighton 
694 to Silver Lake Rd south 1 blk to 7th then East 1/2 blk
Register on-line and show up at 9:15 or register at the door by 8:30. Will be done about 2:30.
For more details see schoolchess.org I'm planning on being there.
Here's problem #8 for those who want to work on it.
White's turn. Good luck. Hint: in situations like this, it is imperative to stay on the attack - keep the black king in check lest he start attacking you. If Black plays well, it will take 7 moves to clear all of Black's pieces off the board! Numerous hurdles and threats of hurdles limit Black's options.

Name          Rating

Isaac	683
Hale	669
Gage	589
Kartik	572
Bharath	510
Everett	426
Lennox	373
Suhaas	300
Connor	233
Lily	224
Zenji	130
Adam	114
Jon	112
Dennis	111

Tournament info

Tournament on Saturday Nov 5 - Highview Middle School in New Brighton 
694 to Silver Lake Rd south 1 blk to 7th then East 1/2 blk
Register on-line and show up at 9:15 or register at the door by 8:30. Will be done about 2:30.
For more details see schoolchess.org I'm planning on being there.