TOURNAMENT COMING UP !

Sat April 9            Plymouth Middle School - Mid. Sch. Champ. Need 3+ for a team.

Note - Masks required for all.

This tournament is to determine the top middleschool chess clubs in Minnesota. A school can have as many students participate as they want but only the top three scores will be totaled to get the team score. A win counts 1 point, a draw counts half a point. So we'd like our top 3 players there. It's clearly an advantage to have more than three which gives us more players to chose from when we count the top three scores. You don't have to worry about doing poorly and ruining our score since you can only add to our score. 

So far Leo, Saarkar, Ben, and Elliot D. have signed up. Anyone else who would like the experience of participating in a chess tournament is welcome. You don't even have to be in chess club - as long as you attend Heritage. It should be a lot of fun.  I estimate that there will be about 10 teams there. Last year we scored 2 points and came in sixth place out of 6 schools. 

How to sign up. go to www.schoolchess.org to register on-line or show up before 8:00

When: plan on being at Plymouth Middle School be 8:15 You will play 5 games at approx. 8:45, 10:00, 11:15, 12:30 and 1:45

When is lunch? Whenever you have time between games. Bring your own or buy pizza, etc. there.

Who will I play? Someone with the same record as you

How much does it cost? About $24-$26 plus lunch. If you've done this before, bring your membership card for the $2 discount. To discuss this, call Mr. Heinemann at 651-451-8412 or e-mail me at gemshein@hotmail.com

Chess Spring Session

Chess Club is set to go again Wed March 23

I divided the class into two sections - 1st timers and those who were in chess in the fall. 

We meet in room 142 from 3:20 until 5:00. Note the change in location!

Beginners learned why Bishops, Queens and Knights belong near the middle of the board, while rooks are happy on the edge. We learned why you have to be careful if you are moving your queen to the same color square as your king is on.

Advanced players learned the intricate secrets the King vs King and Pawn ending. Hopefully you learned about the safety zone, opposition, distant opposition, the magic 6th rank. 

If you advance the pawn to the 7th rank with check, you will ______

If you advance the pawn to the 7th rank without check, you will ______

Tournaments

Register online or in person before 8:00 It will last until about 2:00 Cost $24. No elimination. For more information see SchoolChess.org There is a one-time $2 membership fee if you've never played in an SCA tournament before. Bring your own lunch or buy lunch there (pizza, hot dogs, fruit, donuts, pop, etc.)

  

If you'd like to try competing in a Tournament here are some opportunities:

Sat March 19        Plymouth Middle School Indiv or team if we have 2-3 in the same grade

Sat April 9            Plymouth Middle School - Mid. Sch. Champ. Need 3+ for a team

Sat-Sun May 7-8  Robbinsdale M.S. Cost $38 K-6 Champ. 4+ on a team Fun!

Sat May 28.          Zachary Lane Elem. Top 16 players from May 8 have own section

Ratings

Leo	275
Ben	266
Owen	242
Warren	201
Elliot D	171
Elliot P	105
Henry	105
Molly	105
Saakar	105
Amisadal	100
Victor	100
Evan	100
Nikolai	100