End of October

Today we went over the fork problems
We learned about hurdles and skewer and worked on 8 problems.
Highest score on worksheet was 9 by Boomer, Dylan, Jackson, Maize
Not very good - we need to pay attention when we go over the answers next week
Two big pieces on a line?
Look out! It's hurdle time!

TOURNAMENT Saturday Nov 2 
Where? Highview Middle School, New Brighton
When? Register at 8:15 Be done around 2:30
How much? $20 (+ $2 for a membership good thru 12th grade) Pack a lunch or bring $5-8. 
Who: Anyone K-12
Why: To have fun, earn awards.
For more info call me at 651-451-8412 or www.schoolchess.org 

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

Grade	Rank	Name	31-Oct
5	1	Maize	639
5	2	Chase	397
7	3	Silas	210
8	4	Antonio	183
6	5	Myles	177
8	6	Jackson	173
8	7	Boomer	158
6	8	Cole	139
8	9	Dylan	134
8	10	Aidan G	124
6	11	Johnny	120
7	12	Mark	118
7	13	David	112
6	14	Drew	112
8	15	Xander	107
7	16	Cooper	100
	17	Martice	100

Oct 24

Today our lesson was on forks.
Highest score on the worksheet was  a perfect 16 by Boomer
For more practice click here
or for really hard problems click here

Tournament coming up Nov 2 - more info next week Set aside that Saturday if you want to compete/ (8;15 to approx.  2:30)

Update: All 17 players are now properly registered. To register click here.

Grade	Rank	Name		24-Oct
5	1	Maize		625
5	2	Chase		384
7	3	Silas		210
8	4	Jackson		159
8	5	Antonio		158
6	6	Myles		153
8	7	Boomer		144
8	8	Dylan		136
6	9	Johnny		125
8	10	John		119
8	11	Xander		113
7	12	David		112
6	13	Cole		112
8	14	Aidan G		111
7	15	Mark		109
7	16	Cooper		100
6	17	Drew		100

Heritage Chess Club News

If you're not registered yet, please register now. To register click here.
(BOOMER and AIDEN S.)

If anyone is interested in trying a tournament, there is one this weekend at
Metcalf Middle School. Be there at 8:15 to register. You'll play 4 or 5 games against players from around the Twin Cities. There will be a section for 4th-6th grade and one for 7th-9th grade. Cost is $22 + lunch (pizza, hot dogs, chips, pop, juice, fruit, cookies, etc.) You'll be done around 2:30. For more info check out www.schoolchess.org or call Bill Heinemann at 651-451-8412.

We learned some general strategy for piece placement.
We learned how to notate a move.
We learned some checkmate positions and the difference between checkmate and stalemate.

 Note: on the previous post I had Maize and Chase's ratings switched.

Grade	Rank	Name	Rating
5	1	Maize	637
5	2	Chase	396
7	3	Silas	160
	4	Boomer	139
8	5	Dylan	135
	6	Jackson	123
	7	Myles	120
8	8	Antonio	116
	9	Aidan G	106
8	10	Beckham	105
	11	Aiden S	102
7	12	Cooper	100
	13	Drew	100
	14	Cole	100
	15	Johnny	100