Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Anti Hunger Games 2013

WOW! what a great turnout! On Dec 30th we had a chess tournament at Christ the King Lutheran Church, with a $5 entry fee going to feed the hungry in Johnson County. I also asked to bring a can if you can.

Well we raised $116 and 15lb in cans of food.

Barry and I bringing the Money and Food to the Crisis Center this morning.

and some scenes from the Chess Tournament

Arun Dixit! tied for third in the under 1000 section with 3 of 5 wins! unfortunately he lost on Tie Breaks to Athena Wu. I think Arun could have done better if he had eaten something and had not just come from the dentist. We had 6 players from Weber! It was a great experience.

 Pair | Player Name                    |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)      | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  | 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | AUSTIN JAMES SCHAROSCH         |4.5  |W   8|W   2|D   3|W   4|W   5|
   IA | 12911304 / R: 1222P20->1229P25 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1006P14->1101P19 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | BARRY J VIGIL                  |4.0  |W   9|L   1|W   7|W  12|W   4|
   IA | 14707608 / R:  851   -> 912    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  838   -> 899    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | ANDY LUO                       |3.5  |W   7|W  13|D   1|L   5|W   6|
   IA | 14604183 / R:  996   -> 985    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1028   ->1006    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | JONATHAN CHEN                  |3.0  |W  19|W   6|W  11|L   1|L   2|
   IA | 14735100 / R:  991   -> 977    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1035   ->1006    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | NIKALAUS HUERTER               |3.0  |W  15|L  10|W  14|W   3|L   1|
   IA | 13662253 / R:  809   -> 858    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  857   -> 890    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | PETE LANDE                     |3.0  |W  17|L   4|W  16|W  13|L   3|
   IA | 14842764 / R:  605   -> 610    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  610   -> 615    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    7 | ATHENA WU                      |3.0  |L   3|W  20|L   2|W  14|W  12|
   IA | 15274655 / R:  413P4 -> 493P9  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  417P4 -> 497P9  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    8 | ARUN DIXIT                     |3.0  |L   1|W   9|L  12|W  16|W  15|
   IA | 14607904 / R:  102P9 -> 224P14 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  102P9 -> 226P14 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9 | LUKE FASSE                     |2.5  |L   2|L   8|D  15|B    |W  13|
   IA | 15216322 / R: Unrated-> 248P4  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 250P4  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10 | MORGAN LU                      |2.0  |W  16|W   5|U    |U    |U    |
   IA | 14647806 / R: 1278   ->1283    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1388   ->1391    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11 | NATHAN WEI                     |2.0  |W  20|W  18|L   4|U    |U    |
   IA | 14667795 / R:  956   -> 938    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  992   -> 973    |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12 | DOMINIC RUTKOWSKI              |2.0  |L  18|W  19|W   8|L   2|L   7|
   IA | 15102978 / R:  378P5 -> 377P10 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  407P5 -> 397P10 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13 | CARTER CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS    |2.0  |W  14|L   3|W  20|L   6|L   9|
   IA | 15324885 / R: Unrated-> 281P5  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 283P5  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14 | SEBASTIAN RUTKOWSKI            |2.0  |L  13|W  17|L   5|L   7|B    |
   IA | 15102880 / R:  103P5 -> 128P9  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  103P5 -> 128P9  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15 | GEORGE HUERTER                 |1.5  |L   5|L  16|D   9|W  17|L   8|
   IA | 15305576 / R:  250P5 -> 182P10 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  252P5 -> 183P10 |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   16 | HUTCHINSON REN                 |1.5  |L  10|W  15|L   6|L   8|D  17|
   IA | 15306867 / R: Unrated-> 179P5  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 180P5  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   17 | MAX GERKE                      |1.5  |L   6|L  14|W  19|L  15|D  16|
   IA | 15324142 / R: Unrated-> 107P5  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 107P5  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   18 | BENJAMIN ZHANG                 |1.0  |W  12|L  11|U    |U    |U    |
   IA | 15216337 / R: Unrated-> 645P2  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 673P2  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   19 | JACK FASSE                     |0.0  |L   4|L  12|L  17|U    |U    |
   IA | 15216316 / R: Unrated-> 101P3  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 101P3  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20 | PATRICK JOSEPH SELBY           |0.0  |L  11|L   7|L  13|U    |U    |
   IA | 15271970 / R: Unrated-> 101P3  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 101P3  |     |     |     |     |     |     |

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Match against Van Allen

We had a thrilling and fun match against Van Allen and we played with colored chess pieces. We made some good chess friends and played fine chess scoring 7 points and Van Allen 3. I want to thank the Van Allen chess coach Tony Thompson for arranging the venue and bringing snacks for everyone! I heard really good things about the chocolate chip banana bread. I am trying to diet and didn't have any. I have lost 3 kg in the last week. Anyway.

And I want to say thank you for the Poppy Seed Bread! It touched my heart this morning.

Here is today's ladder
1 +2 8 0 Peter Adams
2 +10 5 0 Carter Phillips
3 +1 5 0 Dominic Rutkowski
4 +3 8 0 Sebastian Rutkowski
5 -4 9 0 Caroline Mascardo
6 +3 12 0 Joseph Vigil
7 -1 6 0 Parker Imborek
8 +3 6 0 Barry Vigil
9 +15 9 0 Arun Dixit
10 +17 4 0 Lucy Westermeyer
11 -1 6 0 Jacob Vigil
12 -4 14 0 Patrick Selby
13 -11 9 0 Julianna Mascardo
14 +7 9 0 Yusef Alaya
15 -10 3 0 Brendan Klutts
16 +3 9 0 Tommy Kerns
17 +13 7 0 Elias Davis
18 +15 2 0 BJ Wolfe
19 -1 5 0 Keenai Fender
20 +12 8 0 Max Gerke
21 +8 7 0 Sam Callahan
22 -7 4 0 Sam Weitz
23 -10 9 0 Teddy Kim
24 -10 7 0 Eleanor Weitz
25 -5 9 0 Teya Kerns
26 -10 7 0 Caroline Netolicky
27 -10 0 1 Brady Gromacki
28 +6 1 0 Luca Chackalackal
29 -7 0 1 Nickolas Ferrel
30 -7 4 0 Aiden Jacobsen
31 -6 1 0 Jackson Seering
32 -6 2 0 Davis Nepple
33 -5 1 0 Tyler Lieberman
34 -3 1 0 Sam Showers
35   0 1 0 Ethan Truman

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Sick this week, cough cough

Well I was sick this week.

Last week we had a great club, I started teaching some tactics and some rook checkmates to one student, and then I looked up and I had a crowd watching! For me it was a great moment as I had a group of students looking on and wanting to learn. I forgot about the clock as I was having so much fun that my children were late to Borlaug.

Anyway, I loved the fact the kids went on without me this week, from what I heard they remembered their positions on the ladder got paired up and went to town playing chess. One thing, Sam and Caroline! please please please put your last name or even a last initial on the chess Ladder. It really helps.

DEC 18th! we have a match against Van Allen Elementary at the Coralville Library basement 5:30pm we will meet and get organized, then we will match up players and then play 2 rounds Game 30 min against Van Allen. Lets get out there and show some Weber Chess acumen!

Here is the Ladder.

1 +2 8 0 Peter Adams
2 +10 5 0 Carter Phillips
3 +4 7 0 Sebastian Rutkowski
4 -3 9 0 Caroline Mascardo
5 +4 11 0 Joseph Vigil
6   0 6 0 Parker Imborek
7 +4 5 0 Barry Vigil
8 +16 9 0 Arun Dixit
9 -5 4 0 Dominic Rutkowski
10 +17 4 0 Lucy Westermeyer
11 -9 7 0 Julianna Mascardo
12 -4 12 0 Patrick Selby
13 +8 8 0 Yusef Alaya
14 -9 3 0 Brendan Klutts
15 -5 5 0 Jacob Vigil
16 +3 9 0 Tommy Kerns
17 +13 7 0 Elias Davis
18 +15 2 0 BJ Wolfe
19 -1 5 0 Keenai Fender
20 +12 7 0 Max Gerke
21 +8 7 0 Sam Callahan
22 -9 8 0 Teddy Kim
23 -9 7 0 Eleanor Weitz
24 -9 3 0 Sam Weitz
25 -5 9 0 Teya Kerns
26 -10 7 0 Caroline Netolicky
27 -10 0 1 Brady Gromacki
28 +6 1 0 Luca Chackalackal
29 -7 0 1 Nickolas Ferrel
30 -7 4 0 Aiden Jacobsen
31 -6 1 0 Jackson Seering
32 -6 2 0 Davis Nepple
33 -5 1 0 Tyler Lieberman
34 -3 0 0 Sam Showers
35   0 1 0 Ethan Truman

Saturday, November 23, 2013

It is the Season.... Chess Season I mean. Tournaments Galore! and updated ladder.

Lots of Tournaments! So many about one every week.

Here is a note from Jim Hodina the Iowa State Scholastics Chess Director.

IOWA SCHOLASTIC CHESS NEWSLETTER

Iowa State Chess Association | Google Scholastic Chess Calendar | Like Iowa Scholastic Chess on Facebook

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CHESS?!

While we don't have an official chess season, I think it is fair to view these winter months as the busiest part of our chess calendar. Our scholastic chess clubs are either gearing up or going full bore and there are scholastic chess tournaments nearly every Saturday through the months of December, January, February, and March. So, let's play!
Our scholastic tournament calendar is full of great opportunities for every interested scholastic chess player at all ages and skill levels. First, let me suggest that you visit the Iowa State Chess Association website, www.iowachess.org, to view the most current list and details of scholastic chess events. If you cannot find information on the IASCA website, then check out our Facebook Page or my website at www.chessiniowa.org.

Here are some updates for the 2013-2014 School Year:

We are using www.onlineregistration.cc for registration of most of our scholastic events this year. This site accepts online payment and purchase or renewal of USCF memberships. You may still register as before (by mail, email, or on-site).

The Iowa Individual High School Championship, Iowa Individual K-8 Championship, and Iowa Girls Championship will determine the Iowa representatives to the US Denker (High School), US Barber (K-8), and US Girls Championships held concurrent with the 2014 US Open. While we have held these qualifying events in the past, the name of the tournaments have changed a bit. As in the past, each representative receives an IASCA stipend (usually $250, subject to approval by the Board of Directors) to attend this tournament representing our state.

The K-12 Open Championship (and K-9, K-6, and K-3 sectionals) will be the concluding IASCA scholastic championship tournament of the year, highlighting the overall state scholastic champion. Traditionally, this tournament has been in the early part of the scholastic chess calendar.

There are many details which simply must be viewed on the IASCA website, but here are the highlights of what is in store. See www.iowachess.org for current information. Flyers are available where noted (check back for updates).

Nov 23, 2013, Ames, 1st Annual Ames Scholastic Chess Tournament (Click for Flyer)

Dec 7, 2013, Cedar Rapids, Prairie Chess Series Tournament #1 (Click for Flyer)

Dec 14, 2013, Ames, Individual Grades Championship

Jan 11, 2014, Iowa City, Iowa Girls State Championship

Jan 18, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Prairie Chess Series Tournament #2 (Click for Flyer)

Jan 25, 2014, Iowa City, Weber Borlaug 8th Annual Chess Tournament

Feb 1, 2014, West Des Moines, Iowa High School Individual Championship and K-8 Individual State Championship

Feb 8, 2014, Iowa City, Iowa Elementary Team Championship

Feb 15, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Prairie Chess Series Tournament #3 (Click for Flyer)

Feb 22, 2014, Iowa City, Iowa High School and Junior High School Team Championships

Mar 8, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Iowa K-12 Open Championship and K-9, K-6 & K-3 Sectional Championships

and then last weeks chess ladder

1 +2 6 0 Peter Adams
2 +10 4 0 Carter Phillips
3 -2 8 0 Caroline Mascardo
4 +2 5 0 Parker Imborek
5 +6 5 0 Barry Vigil
6 +18 7 0 Arun Dixit
7 +20 3 0 Lucy Westermeyer
8 -6 7 0 Julianna Mascardo
9 -5 3 0 Dominic Rutkowski
10 -3 6 0 Sebastian Rutkowski
11 -2 10 0 Joseph Vigil
12 +9 7 0 Yusef Alaya
13 -8 3 0 Brendan Klutts
14 -6 10 0 Patrick Selby
15 +4 7 0 Tommy Kerns
16 -6 4 0 Jacob Vigil
17 +13 6 0 Elias Davis
18 +15 2 0 BJ Wolfe
19 -1 4 0 Keenai Fender
20 -7 6 0 Teddy Kim
21 -7 7 0 Eleanor Weitz
22 +10 5 0 Max Gerke
23 +6 6 0 Sam Callahan
24 -9 2 0 Sam Weitz
25 -5 8 0 Teya Kerns
26 -10 7 0 Caroline Netolicky
27 -10 0 1 Brady Gromacki
28 +6 1 0 Luca Chackalackal
29 -7 0 1 Nickolas Ferrel
30 -7 4 0 Aiden Jacobsen
31 -6 1 0 Jackson Seering
32 -6 1 0 Davis Nepple
33 -5 1 0 Tyler Lieberman
34 -3 0 0 Sam Showers
35   0 0 0 Ethan Truman

Monday, November 11, 2013

ICPL 2013 Kids Chess Tournament in the Memory of Steve Young

We Had four Weber Chess Club Members in the Annual Library competition. It was rather exciting.

Great turnout from last year. Here are the results, not in tiebreak order.

3rd grade and under

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4
1	Thompson, Kian	653	4.0	W18	W19	W17	W4
2	Fiedorowicz, Isabe	381	4.0	W24	W21	W12	W3
3	Lodh, Anjali	511	3.0	W11	W9	W8	L2
4	Chen, Nathan	492	3.0	W27	W14	W5	L1
5	Gururaja, Tejas Ki	161	3.0	W10	W23	L4	W6
6	Keeney, Sierra Mar	127	3.0	W7	W32	W25	L5
7	Brintle, Marcus		3.0	L6	W28	W19	W17
8	Weimer, Nathan		3.0	W15	W30	L3	W13
9	Willett, Noah Chri		3.0	W26	L3	W18	W14
10	Wu, Athena		3.0	L5	W27	W32	W15
11	Selby, Patrick		2.5	L3	W31	D21	W24
12	Saxena, Anushka	758	2.0	W33	W13	L2	-U-
13	Dixit, Arun	102	2.0	-B-	L12	W20	L8
14	Eltoft, Cameron		2.0	W28	L4	W23	L9
15	Havens, Robi		2.0	L8	W16	W29	L10
16	Kozich, Aden		2.0	L25	L15	W33	W30
17	Lu, Henry		2.0	W22	W25	L1	L7
18	Su, Joe		2.0	L1	W26	L9	W29
19	Tran, Adrian (andy		2.0	W31	L1	L7	W25
20	Tran, Alexandra		2.0	D30	D24	L13	W27
21	Dains, Quinn		1.5	W29	L2	D11	-U-
22	Green, Vincent		1.5	L17	-B-	D30	L23
23	Mannengi, Shiva		1.5	D32	L5	L14	W22
24	Reddy, Aman		1.5	L2	D20	W26	L11
25	Koh, Eric Shih	104	1.0	W16	L17	L6	L19
26	Ali, Ahmed		1.0	L9	L18	L24	W33
27	Ali, Mohanad		1.0	L4	L10	-B-	L20
28	Ciliberto, Ben		1.0	L14	L7	W31	-U-
29	Dillon, Eleanor		1.0	L21	W33	L15	L18
30	Recobe, Javier		1.0	D20	L8	D22	L16
31	Xu, Eddy		1.0	L19	L11	L28	-B-
32	Restrepo, Nicholas		0.5	D23	L6	L10	-U-
33	Naveen-Kumar, Akshetana		0.0	L12	L29	L16	L26

4th grade

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4
1	Wei, Nathan	903	3.5	W19	W8	W11	D3
2	Lee, Frank	771	3.5	W14	W10	D3	W7
3	Palaniappan, Arjun	910	3.0	W18	W4	D2	D1
4	Thompson, Luke	357	3.0	W6	L3	W13	W12
5	Chackalackal, Luca		3.0	L7	-B-	W19	W11
6	Issay, Niki		3.0	L4	W14	W18	W15
7	Luo, Andy	996	2.5	W5	D13	W9	L2
8	Willett, Liam Mich	282	2.5	W16	L1	D15	W13
9	Mascardo, Caroline	596	2.0	W12	L11	L7	W18
10	Wilson, Leo	279	2.0	W17	L2	L12	W16
11	Pierce, Thomas	278	2.0	-B-	W9	L1	L5
12	Basri, Akash Gopal		2.0	L9	W16	W10	L4
13	Kumar, Aadarsh Day	379	1.5	W15	D7	L4	L8
14	Alaya, Yusef		1.5	L2	L6	W17	D19
15	Bodin, Caleb		1.5	L13	W17	D8	L6
16	Boaz, Abramoff		1.0	L8	L12	-B-	L10
17	Dillon, Leah		1.0	L10	L15	L14	-B-
18	Segvel, Avi		1.0	L3	W19	L6	L9
19	Thommason, Evan		0.5	L1	L18	L5	D14

5th grade

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4
1	Ogrin-Cotarlan, Sa	900	4.0	W16	W6	W13	W2
2	Lu, Kevin	959	3.0	W10	W5	W4	L1
3	Liu, Eric	841	3.0	W12	L8	W11	W13
4	Vigil, Barry J	753	3.0	W18	W7	L2	W9
5	Heller, Evan	541	3.0	W11	L2	W18	W8
6	Kasturirangan, Muk	287	3.0	W9	L1	W15	W7
7	Tivanski, Vladimir	907	2.0	W17	L4	W8	L6
8	Tataurov, Ilya	354	2.0	W14	W3	L7	L5
9	Yang, Reece	187	2.0	L6	-B-	W17	L4
10	Ali, Mohamed		2.0	L2	D17	D19	W18
11	Eltoft, Connor		2.0	L5	W16	L3	W14
12	Ovel, Chloe		2.0	L3	L18	W16	W15
13	Zhang, Benjamin		2.0	W19	W14	L1	L3
14	Baney, Breanna		1.0	L8	L13	-B-	L11
15	Kempuraj, Deepak		1.0	-U-	W19	L6	L12
16	Leira, Marta		1.0	L1	L11	L12	-B-
17	Schmidt-Rundell, Heidi		1.0	L7	D10	L9	D19
18	Su, Jim		1.0	L4	W12	L5	L10
19	White-Laffey, Maxwell		1.0	L13	L15	D10	D17

6th Grade

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4
1	Geng, Dillon	912	4.0	W7	W4	W3	W2
2	Jessop, Roman		2.5	D4	W5	W6	L1
3	Nyberg, Jacob		2.5	W8	W6	L1	D4
4	D'Alessandro, Etha	540	2.0	D2	L1	W7	D3
5	Thomasson, Aaron	515	2.0	L6	L2	W8	-B-
6	Bodin, Danny		2.0	W5	L3	L2	W7
7	Schmidt-Rundell, Spencer		1.0	L1	W8	L4	L6
8	Trom, Sophie	106	0.0	L3	L7	L5	-U-

Steve young hot shots

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3
1	Lodh, Anish	1357	2.0	W4	W5	L2
2	Kozich, Andrew Joh	1302	2.0	L5	W6	W1
3	Fiedorowicz, Owen	1179	2.0	L6	W4	W5
4	Ogrin-Cotarlan, An	1037	1.0	L1	L3	W6
5	Kuznetsov, Yegor	1033	1.0	W2	L1	L3
6	Chen, Jonathan	1005	1.0	W3	L2	L4

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Puzzle Day!

In the chess ladder, we have a new number one, Peter who has been gunning for that number one spot achieved his dream. But life on the top is fleeting. Peter, the trio of Caroline, Parker and Arun are gunning for you. Carter and Dominic the tag team puzzle duo are working their way up too.

1 +2 4 0 Peter Adams
2 -1 6 0 Caroline Mascardo
3 +3 5 0 Parker Imborek
4 +20 5 0 Arun Dixit
5 +22 3 0 Lucy Westermeyer
6 -4 6 0 Julianna Mascardo
7 +5 2 0 Carter Phillips
8 -4 3 0 Dominic Rutkowski
9 +12 5 0 Yusef Alaya
10 -5 3 0 Brendan Klutts
11 +8 6 0 Tommy Kerns
12 -1 3 0 Barry Vigil
13 -4 5 0 Joseph Vigil
14 +16 6 0 Elias Davis
15 -8 5 0 Sebastian Rutkowski
16 -8 8 0 Patrick Selby
17 +16 2 0 BJ Wolfe
18 -8 3 0 Jacob Vigil
19 -6 4 0 Teddy Kim
20 -6 7 0 Eleanor Weitz
21 -6 1 0 Sam Weitz
22 -2 6 0 Teya Kerns
23 -7 6 0 Caroline Netolicky
24 -7 0 1 Brady Gromacki
25 -7 2 0 Keenai Fender
26 +8 1 0 Luca Chackalackal
27 +2 4 0 Sam Callahan
28 -6 0 1 Nickolas Ferrel
29 -6 4 0 Aiden Jacobsen
30 +2 2 0 Max Gerke
31 -6 1 0 Jackson Seering
32 -6 1 0 Davis Nepple
33 -5 1 0 Tyler Lieberman
34 -3 0 0 Sam Showers

we had great puzzles today too. They are hard we are giving the kids another week. I am even offering a prize of a dollar for the student who gets the most puzzles right. Here are two of the 6 we did today if perhaps some parents want to work on them. These are from the October Issue of Chess Life for Kids. I think they are pretty hard for kids, but then it gives them a challenge.

XABCDEFGHY
8rsn-+k+ntr(
7zplzp-+pzpp'
6-+-wq-+-+&
5+p+-sN-+-%
4-+p+-+-+$
3wQP+-+-+-#
2PvL-zPPzPPzP"
1tR-+-mKL+R!
xabcdefghy

Black to move

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-mk-+(
7+-zp-+pzp-'
6-vl-+-+n+&
5+p+p+qsN-%
4-+-+R+-+$
3+-+-+-wQ-#
2-zP-+RzPP+"
1+-+-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
White to move

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Chess Ladder update

calm day, great chess.

A couple games were out of range, that is the challenger was too far below the person they were opposing.

So the games were not counted.

Puzzle day tomorrow! here is the ladder.

1   0 5 0 Caroline Mascardo
2 +4 4 0 Parker Imborek
3 +24 2 0 Lucy Westermeyer
4 -2 5 0 Julianna Mascardo
5 -2 3 0 Peter Adams
6 +6 2 0 Carter Phillips
7 -3 3 0 Dominic Rutkowski
8 +13 5 0 Yusef Alaya
9 -4 3 0 Brendan Klutts
10 +9 6 0 Tommy Kerns
11 +13 4 0 Arun Dixit
12 -1 3 0 Barry Vigil
13 -4 5 0 Joseph Vigil
14 +16 5 0 Elias Davis
15 -8 5 0 Sebastian Rutkowski
16 -8 8 0 Patrick Selby
17 +16 2 0 BJ Wolfe
18 -8 3 0 Jacob Vigil
19 -6 3 0 Teddy Kim
20 -6 7 0 Eleanor Weitz
21 -6 1 0 Sam Weitz
22 -2 6 0 Teya Kerns
23 -7 6 0 Caroline Netolicky
24 -7 0 1 Brady Gromacki
25 -7 2 0 Keenai Fender
26 +8 1 0 Luca Chackalackal
27 +2 4 0 Sam Callahan
28 -6 0 1 Nickolas Ferrel
29 +3 1 0 Max Gerke
30 -7 3 0 Aiden Jacobsen
31 -6 1 0 Jackson Seering
32 -6 1 0 Davis Nepple
33 -5 1 0 Tyler Lieberman
34 -3 0 0 Sam Showers

Thursday, October 10, 2013

NATIONAL CHESS DAY!!!! This Saturday!

Sure October 12th is National Chess Day, first authorized in 1976 by then President Ford. At a time and a place in this country when Chess was the rage. Bobby Fischer was still the world champion after his defeat of Spassky in Iceland a couple of years before, and the country was chess CRAZY! I remember being in the Langendorf Park Chess Club in Barrington, IL

OK so in honor of National Chess Day the Iowa Chess Association is holding the Iowa Blitz Championship in Cedar Rapids Iowa this Saturday! I handed out flyers this morning.

Here is the skinny

Oct 12, 2013
2013 Iowa Blitz Chess Championship
Celebrate National Chess Day and participate in the 2013 Iowa Blitz Chess Championship. This event is a USCF Blitz Chess Rated event. (Does not effect your regular or quick chess rating). Time control 5+0 (5 min with no delay). Champions, class prizes, and prizes for top senior and top youth. Sets and clocks provided. Where: Cedar Rapids Public Library - Downtown (new building) ,4th Avenue and 5th Street SE ,Cedar Rapids ,IA 52402 Reg: On-Site registration 11:00 am to Noon. Rounds: 7 Rd SS. Round 1 begins at 12:30 pm. Rounds 2-6 ASAP. Entry Fee: $10 in advance, $15 on-site Prize Info: Total prize fund of $240 based on 24 entries. 1st $60, 2nd $45, 3rd $35, U1800, U1600, U1400, Top Youth (U14), Top Senior (>55) $20 each. US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: Send advance entries to James Hodina, 3411 Blue Pointe Ct. SW. Additional Info: Contact TD James Hodina, james.hodina@chessiniowa.org or 319-432-1459.

In the chess ladder today, Caroline Mascardo held on to her top spot. Next week we will be enforcing the "you can only play within 25% (8 positions) rule) of the ladder. I let new kids play anyone so they can jump up the ladder and play within their ability. Also as a note please include your last name when writing down the score as there are more than one Sam and Caroline. Another thing is if you run out of time, it is not a draw, either cancel the game or I will take a picture of it to start again next week.

I spent some time going over the ten essential chess skills this morning with parents and students. I am thinking of having a parents chess learning night?

And here is todays standings

1   0 4 0 Caroline Mascardo
2 +4 4 0 Parker Imborek
3 +24 2 0 Lucy Westermeyer
4 -2 4 0 Julianna Mascardo
5 -2 2 0 Peter Adams
6 +6 2 0 Carter Phillips
7 -3 3 0 Dominic Rutkowski
8 +13 4 0 Yusef Alaya
9 -4 3 0 Brendan Klutts
10 +9 5 0 Tommy Kerns
11 +13 4 0 Arun Dixit
12 -3 4 0 Joseph Vigil
13 +17 5 0 Elias Davis
14 -7 5 0 Sebastian Rutkowski
15 -7 7 0 Patrick Selby
16 +17 2 0 BJ Wolfe
17 -7 3 0 Jacob Vigil
18 -7 2 0 Barry Vigil
19 -6 3 0 Teddy Kim
20 -6 7 0 Eleanor Weitz
21 -6 1 0 Sam Weitz
22 -6 5 0 Caroline Netolicky
23 -6 0 1 Brady Gromacki
24 -6 2 0 Keenai Fender
25 -5 5 0 Teya Kerns
26 +8 1 0 Luca Chackalackal
27 +2 3 0 Sam Callahan
28 -6 0 1 Nickolas Ferrel
29 +3 1 0 Max Gerke
30 -7 3 0 Aiden Jacobsen
31 -6 0 1 Jackson Seering
32 -6 1 0 Davis Nepple
33 -5 1 0 Tyler Lieberman
34 -3 0 0 Sam Showers