Today we learned: 

1) chess notation so we can read chessbooks and websites and we can record our own games for analysis later. 

2) all the rules about castling. 

3) the difference between checkmate and stalemate. 

HERE'S A QUICK GAME

1. e4     Nc6

2. g3     Ne5 

3. Ne2  Nf3# (0-1)

HILARIOUS GAME Get out your chess set and play this game out! Why is it over after move 12? 

1. d4     d6 

2. Qd2  e5 

3. a4.    e4 

4. Qf4   f5 

5. h3     Be7 

6. Qh2  Be6 

7. Ra3   c5 

8. Rg3   Qa5+ (Can you figure out what the plus sign means?)

9. Nd2   Bh4 

10. f3    Bb3 

11. d5    e3 

12. c4    f4 (1/2-1/2) this means a draw - each player gets half a point.

RATINGS 

Name     21-Sep 

Warren  316 

Elliot  273 

Owen    269 

Thomas  126 

Cavan   125

Nikolai 118 

Zion    117 

Alex    110 

Simon   110 

Lucia   110 

Sean    101 

Jack    100 

Logan   100 

Neo     100 

Zahra   100

Hilarious Game Answers

Answer to question 1: A plus sign after a move means "check". Your opponent's King is in check and must either capture the checking piece, block the check, or move the king out of check.

Answer to question 2: The game has ended in a stalemate! Although White still has all 16 pieces, none of them can make a legal move. It may look like one of the knights can move, but it would put his king in check.

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