Latest Ratings, Tournament Info

STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEKEND !

If you haven't signed up yet, you can still register on Saturday before 8:15 at Robbinsdale Middle School Hwy 100 and 36th St N. Rounds 1-5 on Saturday, Rounds 6 and 7 on Sunday. Awards start at 215 on Sunday.
Here are the latest ratings and our statewide teams highlighted
Red - Elementary
Gold - Primary Aarav Salil (est. rating 1000) will be joining our primary team
We have two very strong teams - come and join the team for a fun-filled weekend!

Gr	Place	Name	26-Apr
5	1	Lennox	1287
5	2	Suhaas	975
5	3	Michael	965
3	4	Anvith	956
4	5	Zachary	874
3	6	Rishik	742
5	7	Sawyer	684
5	8	Thomas	682
4	9	Ashwin	573
4	10	Dennis	566
3	11	Nivrit	543
5	12	Nathan	451
4	13	Faith	413
5	14	Rowan	400
2	15	S.J.	352
3	16	Prithyaa	342
3	17	Theo	333
	18	Davida	244
4	19	Ben	240
3	20	Kunal	224
4	21	Pranya	208
3	22	Anshi	174
	23	Addy	107
1	24	Samuel	100

And Here are the standings and tentative parings for our final round next week.

ID	NAME	RD1	RD2	RD3	PTS	Rd4
1	Lennox	W7	W5	W6	3	Suhaas
4	Suhaas	W11	W8	W18	3	Lennox
2	Michael	L8	W9	W14	2	Ashwin
3	Anvith	W10	L6	W15	2	Nathan
5	Zachary	W12	L1	W16	2	Thomas
6	Rishik	W13	W3	L1	2	Theo
7	Sawyer	L1	W14	W19	2	Ben
8	Thomas	W2	L4	W22	2	Zachary
11	Ashwin	L4	W15	W25	2	Michael
13	Nathan	L6	W21	W24	2	Anvith
18	Theo	W24	W25	L4	2	Rishik
20	Ben	L15	W17	W10	2	Sawyer
9	Dennis	H	L2	W21	1.5	Kunal
22	Kunal	D17	W12	L8	1.5	Dennis
10	Nivrit	L3	W16	L20	1	Pranya
12	Faith	L5	L22	W17	1	Prithyaa
14	Rowan	W19	L7	L2	1	Davida
15	S.J.	W20	L11	L3	1	Samuel
16	Prithyaa	W21	L10	L5	1	Faith
19	Pranya	L14	W24	L7	1	Nivrit
25	Samuel	B	L18	L11	1	SJ
17	Davida	D23	L20	L12	0.5	Rowan
21	Anshi	L16	L13	L9	0	Addy
25	Addy	L18	L19	L13	0	Anshi

After Round 2 (updated Tue Apr 23)

STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT
Don't forget to sign up for the BIG statewide tournament - the price goes up if you wait too long.
Go to schoolchess.org to sign up and have a wonderful weekend of chess with your teammates.
So far we've got:
K-3 Nivrit, Rishik, Anvith, Aarav, Kunal
4-6 Lennox, Suhaas, Zachary, Sawyer, Ashwin
Waiting to see Michael, Thomas, Dennis, Nathan

SALEM HILLS TOURNAMENT
Here are the current standing and your opponent next round if everyone is present.
I'm not going to calculate tiebreakers until the end of the tournament.

ID NAME RD1 RD2 PTS RD3 1 Lennox W7 W5 2 Rishik 4 Suhaas W11 W8 2 Theo 6 Rishik W13 W3 2 Lennox 18 Theo W24 W25 2 Suhaas 22 Kunal D17 W12 1.5 Thomas 3 Anvith W10 L6 1 S.J. 5 Zachary W12 L1 1 Prithyaa 8 Thomas W2 L4 1 Kunal 14 Rowan W19 L7 1 Michael 15 S.J. W20 L11 1 Anvith 16 Prithyaa  W21 L10 1 Zachary 25 Samuel B L18 1 Nathan 2 Michael L8 W9 1 Rowan 7 Sawyer L1 W14 1 Pranyaa 10 Nivrit L3 W16 1 Ben 11 Ashwin L4 W15 1 Davida 13 Nathan L6 W21 1 Samuel 19 Pranya L14 W24 1 Sawyer 20 Ben L15 W17 1 Nivrit 9 Dennis H L2 0.5 Anshi 17 Davida D23 L20 0.5 Ashwin 23 Amir H F 0.5 12 Faith L5 L22 0 Addy 21 Anshi L16 L13 0 Dennis 24 Addy L18 L19 0 Faith

RATINGS

Place	Name	12-Apr
1	Lennox	1265
2	Suhaas	954
3	Michael	949
4	Anvith	934
5	Zachary	858
6	Rishik	758
7	Sawyer	670
8	Thomas	669
9	Nivrit	577
10	Dennis	558
11	Ashwin	538
12	Nathan	432
13	Faith	395
14	Rowan	388
15	S.J.	344
16	Prithyaa	338
17	Theo	299
18	Davida	248
19	Ben	204
20	Pranya	202
21	Kunal	202
22	Anshi	168
23	Amir	116
24	Samuel	101
25	Addy	101

Our Year-end Tournament has begun

A medal will be presented to the school champion, ribbons to places 2-5 and ribbons for top U500 and top U200 players.

STANDINGS

NAME	RD1	PTS
Lennox	W	1
Anvith	W	1
Suhaas	W	1
Zachary	W	1
Rishik	W	1
Thomas	W	1
Rowan	W	1
S.J.	W	1
Prithyaa	W	1
Theo	W	1
Samuel	B	1
Dennis	H	0.5
Davida	D	0.5
Kunal	D	0.5
Amir	H	0.5
Michael	L	0
Sawyer	L	0
Nivrit	L	0
Ashwin	L	0
Faith	L	0
Nathan	L	0
Pranya	L	0
Ben	L	0
Anshi	L	0
Addy	L	0

Ratings at Spring Break

Set aside May 4-5  for the big state tournament

Place	Name	22-Mar
1	Lennox	1237
2	Michael	955
3	Anvith	937
4	Suhaas	925
5	Zachary	836
6	Rishik	704
7	Sawyer	643
8	Thomas	627
9	Dennis	554
10	Nivrit	547
11	Ashwin	519
12	Faith	411
13	Nathan	409
14	Rowan	364
15	S.J.	334
16	Prithyaa	320
17	Davida	258
18	Theo	256
19	Pranya	187
20	Ben	181
21	Anshi	175
22	Kunal	165
23	Amir	116
24	Addy	116
25	Samuel	100

March 15

Today we went over our hurdles/skewers worksheet.
We got introduced to pins and got a worksheet to work on.
Here's a great online lesson on forks with some great problems.

Gr	Place	Name	15-Mar
5	1	Lennox	1237
5	2	Michael	936
3	3	Anvith	915
5	4	Suhaas	906
4	5	Zachary	813
3	6	Rishik	657
5	7	Sawyer	643
5	8	Thomas	620
4	9	Dennis	552
3	10	Nivrit	549
4	11	Ashwin	496
4	12	Faith	419
5	13	Nathan	376
5	14	Rowan	376
2	15	S.J.	291
3	16	Prithyaa	286
	17	Davida	258
3	18	Theodore	228
4	19	Pranya	191
4	20	Ben	181
3	21	Kunal	167
3	22	Anshi	145
4	23	Amir	116
	24	Addy	116
1	25	Samuel	111

Tournament Results (with pictures)

Salem Hills continues to get better! I was very pleased with all of you.

Name   W L D Place  Bef  Aft Chg Merit
Anvith 5 0 0  1st   856  914 +58  66.5
Nivrit 4 1 0  6th   429  511 +82  13.5 (earned bronze)
Rishik 3 1 1 10th   621  638 +17  37.0
Lennox 4 1 0  5th  1233 1237  +4  49.5
Aarav  4 1 0  6th
Suhaas 4 1 0  7th   851  860  +9  77.0 
Total 24 5 1                +170

In Suhaas' photo, he is about to make a devastating move.
Do you see what it is?

No class next week, but Mar. 9 is a tournament

Today we went over the Forks worksheet and we learned about hurdles and skewers today.
We did a worksheet on hurdles and played a a few games of chess.

Next week there is no class on Friday, but there is a a tournament at Metcalf Middle School in Burnsville. Register on-line and show up at 9:30 or register at the door by 8:30. I'll be there to coach between games. It's the last tournament before the big statewide one May 4-5.
5th graders can decide if they want to be a Middle School team or play in the K-6 Open.

Congratulations to our K-3 team of Anvith (3-1), Nivrit(3-1), Aarav(3-1), and Rishik(2-2) who won the Minnesota State Championship by a wide margin! The Minnesota Chess Association runs USCF rated tournaments and is the official state championships. However, SCA's statewide tournament coming up in May is a MUCH bigger tournament with many more players and many more teams competing.

Gr	sPlace	Name	1-Mar
5	1	Lennox	1233
5	2	Michael	934
3	3	Anvith	856
5	4	Suhaas	831
4	5	Zachary	773
5	6	Sawyer	665
3	7	Rishik	621
5	8	Thomas	603
4	9	Dennis	568
4	10	Ashwin	460
3	11	Nivrit	429
4	12	Faith	400
5	13	Rowan	380
5	14	Nathan	358
2	15	S.J.	278
3	16	Prithyaa	269
3	17	Theodore	226
	18	Davida	209
4	19	Ben	181
4	20	Pranya	174
3	21	Kunal	154
3	22	Anshi	128
4	23	Amir	116
	24	Addy	107
1	25	Samuel	106