Scores on Knight Funsheet

Most of you didn't read the instructions and lost 5 points. - problems 4-6 required you to give 1 move and name the tactic you were using. Charles correctly identified fork, discovered check, and coublecheck. Worksheet was worth 20 points.
SCORES :
15 - Charles (he read the instructions)
13 - Isaac, Jon, Michael, Sawyer, Suhaas, Thomas
12 - Hale
11 - Everett, John, Lennox, Raiyan, Tapio, Theo, Zenji
10 - Nawal
8 - Bharath
0 - Dennis, Jacob (not turned in)

Solutions to some problems:

Problem 3 above: Problems 1, 2 and 3 were really all the same problem. Problem 1 was finding the final move, problem 2 was finding the penultimate (good word - look it up) move, and problem 3 was finding the first of 3 moves.
Solution: 1. Nh6+ double check!! Kh8 (not f8 which is immediate checkmate) 2. Qg8+!! (a queen sac!) Rxg8 (forced) 3. Nf7#

Problem 6:
1. c8=N+!! (double check) (Ka8 or Ka6)
2. Ra7#!                                                   

End of School Year Report

Click here for 200 Years of Chess History

The following charts are to be read right to left!
PASS means they can do the 2 Rook checkmate
2nd PASS means they can efficiently checkmate with K & Q
3rd PASS means the can efficiently checkmate with K & R

Luc made a bit of progress, then stopped coming

Thomas has really taken off in the last few weeks

John has made good progress in the last few weeks

Nawal has made steady progress from day one

Rigo's progress was erased by a few bad days

Reluctance to participate halted Jacob's promising start

This chart goes back to the fall because all 6 were in all 3 classes.
When you get up to 900 it takes more work to improve.
Kartik & Hale made steady progress which is hard at their high levels.
Gage progressed until a careless streak set him back
Everett has made strong progress this year
Lennox will be our third highest player next year -tournaments Lennox?
Isaac was overrated early but this session has made some progress

After a fast start, Bharath needs to apply lessons to his games.
Thomas preforms best under pressure. Steady progress.
Tapio needs look deeper in complex positions. Slow but steady.
Suhaas has made good progress. He's making good moves.
Look at Michael's graph! Plan on tournaments next year!
Jon made pretty steady progress this session

Theo struggled this session - all the new kids taking his points!
Looks like something clicked for Zenji about 4 wks ago
Dennis has been very helpful. He has trouble focusing during lessons
Sawyer is catching onto the game and enjoying his success
Raiyan's enthusiasm has contributed to his success
After a difficult start Charles has made good steady progress.

What a great group of children (in spite of a couple of bad weeks)
Looking forward to doing this again in the fall. We should be even better next year!
Players marked with * will be eligible for our team next year.
Let's do a few more tournaments!

Name	27-Apr
*Kartik	950
Hale	915
Gage	658
*Everett	658
*Lennox	604
Isaac	603
*Bharath	589
Thomas L	571
Tapio	534
*Suhaas	506
*Michael	474
*Jon M	347
*Zenji	270
Theo	264
*Dennis	235
*Sawyer	228
*Raiyan	227
*Charles	225
Luc	203
*Thomas H	199
*John S	176
*Nawal	159
*Rigo	100
*Jacob	100

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Congratulations to Bh arath who received his silver medal and to Kartik who earned his gold!

Name    W L D
Kartik  3 2 0
Bharath 2 3 0
Suhass  2 1 2

Kartik	948
Hale	898
Gage	658
Everett	642
Isaac	585
Lennox	584
Bharath	581
Thomas L	553
Tapio	533
Suhaas	512
Michael	451
Jon M	305
Zenji	275
Theo	264
Dennis	236
Sawyer	227
Luc	203
Raiyan	194
Charles	188
Thomas H	167
Nawal	160
John S	139
Rigo	100
Jacob	100

Statewide Tournament Results

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - click on blue name for photo

Name . . W L D Bef Aft Chg Merit

Kartik   4 2 1 962 989 +27 47   needs 3 for gold

Hale     4 3 0 858 869 +11 48   needs 2 for gold

Everett  4 3 0 602 649 +47 7    needs 3 for bronze

Gage     4 3 0 585 629 +44 54.5 received gold 
Isaac    3 4 0 576 574  -2 18 

Bharath  3 4 0 546 581 +35 26.5 earned silver

Tapio    2 4 1 524 530  +6 8    needs 2 for bronze

Suhaas   4 3 0 427 471 +44 17.5

Thomas L 4 3 0 417 515 +98 9.5  needs .5 for bronze

team photo

Did you look at the results? Here's how close it was - if Tapio had won both his games on Sunday, we would have finished in 7th. If Bharath or Kartik had gotten a draw in round 7, we would have finished in 7th. If Bharath or Kartik had gotten a win in round 7, we would have finished in 5th. If Hale were still on our team, we would have finished in 5th. We were a full point ahead of 10th place, but only half a point behind 5th place. So we are definitely one of the top chess clubs in Minnesota. You should be proud of your accomplishments. Let's work even harder next year and see if we can get one of the top trophies - because the top players also get medals.

1. Wayzata Central 21.5
2. Metcalf 18.5
3. Breck 17.5
4. Minnetonka East 17
5. Seward 16
6. MJDS 16
7. Robbinsdale Span. Imm. 16
8. Capitol Hill 15.5
9. Salem Hills 15.5
10. Harriet Bishop 14.5

Also Salem Hills is the only team in the top 9 that does not have 6th graders. So we were the top K-5 school in the State!

For next year we should have an even more powerful team -
Kartik, Everett, Bharath, Suhaas, Lennox, Michael and whoever
else decides they want to become good at chess.

NEW STANDINGS

Kartik	989
Hale	869
Everett	649
Gage	629
Bharath	581
Isaac	574
Lennox	570
Tapio	530
Thomas L	515
Suhaas	471
Michael	432
Jon M	308
Theo	288
Zenji	238
Sawyer	209
Dennis	209
Luc	203
Raiyan	181
Charles	164
John S	160
Thomas H	156
Nawal	128
Rigo	107
Jacob	100

Tournament and Ratings

Meet before 8:30 in room 118. I'll have 7 from Salem Hills, 2 from Red Pine, 2 more from Farnsworth and 1 from Friendly Hills
I have no one receiving a medal today but they want in in the fieldhouse at 8:30

Name	7-Apr
Kartik	962
Hale	858
Everett	602
Gage	585
Isaac	576
Lennox	570
Bharath	546
Tapio	524
Michael	432
Suhaas	427
Thomas L	417
Jon M	308
Theo	288
Zenji	238
Sawyer	209
Dennis	209
Luc	203
Raiyan	181
Charles	164
John S	160
Thomas H	156
Nawal	128
Rigo	107
Jacob	100