Today we reviewed how to checkmate with just a king and queen vs a king.

We learned how to checkmate with just a king and rook vs a king.

We learned that K and N vs K or K and B vs K is a draw.

We learned that a King and 2 bishops can force a checkmate.

We learned that K, N, and B can win against a King is possible, but very difficult.

We reviewed checkmate and stalemate and worked out 18 problems on a worksheet which we'll go over next week.

RATINGS

Keep in mind that the goal is for you to learn and be a better chess player at the end if this course that you were at the beginning,

Warren	330
Elliot P	273
Owen	269
Cavan	190
Thomas	153
Logan	136
Alex	127
Simon	126
Lucia	124
Zion	119
Sean	106
Jack	100
Zahra	100

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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THIS WEEK: First meeting of chess club went well. We learned how all the pieces move and the value of each piece.

We learned a general strategy for finding good moves: the more choices your piece has,  the more powerful it is. So move your pieces to where they have more choices.

We learned how to set up the board and how the squares are named. We also tried checkmating with just a queen and king and trying to avoid stalemate

NEXT WEEK we'll take a closer look at checkmate and stalemate. We'll also learn about castling.

Name	14-Sep
Warren	302
Elliot P	273
Owen	269
Nikolai	118
Alex	105
Simon	105
Cavan	105
Jack	105
Logan	105
Lucia	105
Sean	105
Thomas	105
Zion	105
Neo	100
Zahra	100

Chess club will be 10 sessions beginning Sept 14 2022 thru Nov 16 

We meet every Wednesday after school until 5:00 in Room 161

There will also be a spring session of 10 weeks Feb 16 - Apr 30.

You will have to enroll and pay through community ed.

I will teach lessons for both beginners and more advanced players.

There will be opportunities to compete in tournaments throughout the year

I would encourage players to participate in both session for several years as chess gets more fun the better you get.

Call Bill Heinemann 651-451-8412 if you have any questions.

The Instructor has taught chess for 30 years in the district as well as at Farnsworth, Capitol Hill, Salem Hills, Moreland, Friendly Hills, Somerset, and Mendota. His teams have won State Championships and National Championships. He has been named Minnesota Coach of the Year 3 times including 2022. He is also in the computer game hall of fame as creator of the popular Oregon Trail game.

 Last Tournament of the year Saturday May 28 at Zachary Lane Elementary in Plymouth.

I'm not planning on being there, but if you go, I'll update your rating based on the results.

We capped of the year with a tournament and then learned a. variety of chess called double-bughouse.
Here are the results:

Gr Seed Name   Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4  Tot TBk Award

8th 2  Leo      W8  W5  W3  W4  4.0 7.5 1st Place (Heritage champion)
7th 5  Saakar   W12 L2  W6  W3  3.0 9.0 2nd place
5th 4  Warren   W11 D1  W9  L2  2.5 7.0 3rd place
7th 12 Nikolai  L5  D9  W8  W11 2.5 5.5 Top 7th grader
7th 7  Elliott  H   F   W11 W6  2.5 2.0
7th 6  Elliott  D1  W3  L5  L7  1.5 8.0
6th 1  Ben      D6  D4  H   F   1.5 4.0 Top 6th grader

6th 3  Owen     W9  L6  L2  L5  1.0 9.5

5th 8  Henry    L2  D11 L12 D9  1.0 8.0 Top 5th grader

7th 9  Evan     L3  D12 L4  D8  1.0 7.0

5th 11 Molly    L4  D8  L7  L12 0.5 8.5
5th 10 Victor   H   F   F   F   0.5 0.0

RATINGS

Leo	403
Ben	358
Saakar	298
Warren	297
Owen	269
Elliot P	245
Elliot D	225
Henry	137
Nikolai	136
Victor	132
Evan	116
Molly	100

 LESSON

We went over the pins worksheet

We started our year-end tournament. We learned how to use a chess clock and played two games with a clock. Awards next week. Top 3 plus top in each grade except 8th.

TOURNAMENT STANDINGS

Seed Name     Rd1 Rd2 Tot
2.   Leo      W8  W4  2.0

4.   Warren   W11 D1  1.5

6.   ElliotD  D1  W3  1.5

1.   Ben      D6  D4  1.0

3.   Owen     W9  L6  1.0

5.   Saakar   W12 L2  1.0

7.   ElliotP  H   F   0.5

8.   Henry    L2  D11 0.5

9.   Evan     L3  D12 0.5

10.  Victor   H   F   0.5

11.  Molly    L4  D8  0.5

12.  Nickolai L5  D9  0.5

RATINGS

Name	11-May
Leo	377
Ben	358
Warren	300
Owen	298
Saakar	266
Elliot D	257
Elliot P	217
Henry	155
Victor	132
Evan	126
Molly	113
Nikolai	102