Gift Idea

Chess Sets
At this time of year, I usually put in a group order and order chess sets like the ones we use at chess club. I usually get a good discount by ordering bulk, frequent customer, split shipping, etc. Includes vinyl and cloth roll-up board, pieces with extra queens, large carrying case with handles, sleeve for board and zippered compartment for pieces. Cost is usually $12 to $14 which is better that the $20 if you ordered yourself or $40 at a store. Send me an e-mail at gemshein@hotmail.com if you'd like one.
Next Tournament - Dec 7 (We need 3 in one grade for a team) Metcalf M.S.
Merit Points
Rishik  53.5
Zachary 19.5
Ashwin  17.0
Nivrit  30.5
Dennis   2.5
Kunal   15.0

Gr	Place	Name	22-Nov
4	1	Rishik	977
5	2	Zachary	936
5	3	Ashwin	747
4	4	Nivrit	655
5	5	Dennis	564
4	6	Kunal	545
4	7	Theo	522
5	8	Faith	517
3	9	S.J.	400
4	10	Anshi	219
2	11	Wyatt	217
4	12	Gabe	186
5	13	Olaf	157
4	14	Andre	113

Tournament Results (correction)

Name   W L D Bef  Aft Chg Merit
Rishik 4 0 1 907  955 +48  53.5  Rishik earned his gold medal today
Kunal  2 3 0 538  531  -7  15
Ashwin 2 2 1 721  710 -11  17
Anvith 3 1 0 990 1004 +14  93
Nivrit 2 3 0 661  631 -30  30.5

Rishik with his 2nd place trophy

Anvith (3rd place) and Suhaas (4th place)

Today we went ofer the hurdle/skewer problem.
We also had a lesson on pins:
1) Look for 2 pieces on a line
2) Don't be in a hurry to take the pinned piece - it's going nowhere
3) Attack the pinned piece
GOOD SCORES on the PIN worksheet!

Place	Name	8-Nov
1	Zachary	929
2	Rishik	907
3	Ashwin	721
4	Nivrit	661
5	Dennis	554
6	Kunal	538
7	Faith	508
8	Theo	469
9	S.J.	399
10	Anshi	225
11	Wyatt	183
12	Gabe	174
13	Olaf	144
14	Andre	111

Tournament Results with Photo

The 4th grade team from Salem Hills took first place in a close tournament featuring many of the top rated teams in the state.



Pictured left to right: Coach Bill Heinemann, Anvith, Nivrit, Kunal and Rishik

Gr Name   Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd4 Tot  Bef Aft Chg
4  Anvith  W   W   D   L   W  3.5 1006 990 -16
4  Rishik  D   W   W   D   L  3.0  882 870 -12
4  Kunal   D   D   W   L   W  3.0  477 516 +39
4  Nivrit  W   D   D   L   W  3.0  647 663 +16
5  Ashwin  W   L   W   L   L  2.0  726 705 -21

Anvith received a medal for honorable mention.
Kunal received a bronze achievement medal for having won 10 games.

Nivrit received a silver achievement medal for having won 25 games.

Third grader Aarav played in the 6th grade section and took first place! 
6  Aarav   W   W   W   W   D  4.5

Beginning of November

Todays Lesson: Review fork worksheets. Learn about hurdles and skewers.
Two big pieces on a line? Look out - it's hurdle time?

Tournament Tomorrow Nov 2 at Highview Middle School in New Brighton
When? 8:15 - about 2:30
Who: Anyone though if you rating is less than 300 you might not win any games.
Why: To have fun and earn awards

Next Tournaments
Nov 16
Dec  2 - Grade Level Let's try to field a team even if someone has to play up a grade.
Jan 4
Jan 18 - Team vs Team (we need 5 players for a team)
Jr High Chess League (we need 5+ players for a team)  weekdays after school

New Ratings 

Gr	Place	Name	1-Nov
5	1	Zachary	927
4	2	Rishik	882
5	3	Ashwin	726
4	4	Nivrit	647
5	5	Dennis	544
5	6	Faith	489
4	7	Kunal	477
4	8	Theo	424
3	9	S.J.	384
4	10	Anshi	198
2	11	Wyatt	164
4	12	Gabe	160
5	13	Olaf	141
4	14	Andre	110