Thursday, April 24, 2014

Round 2 done, Round three ready for next week.

OK, action packed morning. Peter Adams defended board 1 and defeated Dominic Rutkowski. His brother Sebastian fell on Board 2 to Joseph Vigil in what was a bad morning to be a Rutkowski. Sam Callahan and Arun Dixut also remained undefeated to set up next weeks pairings for boards 1 and 2.

The Kerns's fought to a brother sister love fest and tied. Carter Philips rebounded from last weeks defeat.

We had a new student join and Barry spent his time teaching Miley the rules.

On May 3rd there will be a tournament at Longfellow Elementary all day Saturday, and it is FREE! No USCF membership required, it will be very similar to the Weber tournament. (in fact you may recognize the chess sets!)

Weber end of year club - Round 3                           Pairing Sheet, Page 1

Board                     White                                  Black

    1.   ___ Dixit, Arun (2.0,86)              ___ Adams, Peter (2.0,100)

    2.   ___ Vigil, Joseph (2.0,95)            ___ Callahan, Sam (2.0,64)

    3.   ___ Alaya, Yusef (1.0,70)             ___ Philips, Carter (1.0,97)

    4.   ___ Gerke, Max (1.0,58)               ___ Rutkowski, Sebastian (1.0,90)

    5.   ___ Rutkowski, Dominic (1.0,83)       ___ Fender, Keenai (1.0,73)

    6.   ___ Truman, Ethan (1.0,45)            ___ Vigil, Jacob (1.0,80)

    7.   ___ Kerns, Teya (0.5,67)              ___ Showers, Sam (0.5,50)

    8.   ___ Seering, Jackson (0.5,52)         ___ Kerns, Tommy (0.5,67)

    9.   ___ Selby, Patrick (0.0,88)           ___ Kim, Teddy (0.0,62)

   10.   ___ McConnell, Luke (0.0,41)          ___ Ferral, Nickolas (0.0,55)

   11.   ___ Klutts, Brendan (0.0,69)          ___ Nepple, Davis (0.0,43)

   12.   ___ Weitz, Sam (0.0,57)               ___ Lieberman, Tyler (0.0,42)

   13.   ___ Gromacki, Brady (0.0,61)          ___ Elias, Davis (0.0,75)

   14.   ___ Kauffman, Gable (0.0,40)          ___ Jacobson, Aiden (0.0,60)

Thursday, April 17, 2014

End of year Tournament

We started a tournament that will run to the end of the year to crown a Weber Chess Champion.

We are using standard swiss pairings, this gives a chance for students to be assigned other students to play in a more structured format.

please have the students arrive by 7:45, if they do not show up by that time, I will pair a different student, and I will start their clock.

Results from week 1 Peter Adams took a commanding lead on Board 1 and Sam Callahan upset 2nd seated Carter Philips in a tough match.

Weber end of year club - Round 2                           Pairing Sheet, Page 1

Board                     White                                  Black

    1.   ___ Adams, Peter (1.0,100)            ___ Rutkowski, Dominic (1.0,83)

    2.   ___ Fender, Keenai (1.0,73)           ___ Vigil, Joseph (1.0,95)

    3.   ___ Rutkowski, Sebastian (1.0,90)     ___ Callahan, Sam (1.0,64)

    4.   ___ Gerke, Max (1.0,58)               ___ Dixit, Arun (1.0,86)

    5.   ___ Philips, Carter (0.0,97)          ___ Truman, Ethan (1.0,45)

    6.   ___ Vigil, Jacob (0.0,80)             ___ Selby, Patrick (0.0,88)

    7.   ___ Jacobson, Aiden (0.0,60)          ___ Weitz, Sam (0.0,57)

    8.   ___ Ferral, Nickolas (0.0,55)         ___ Elias, Davis (0.0,75)

    9.   ___ McConnell, Luke (0.0,41)          ___ Alaya, Yusef (0.0,70)

   10.   ___ Kerns, Tommy (0.0,67)             ___ Kerns, Teya (0.0,67)

   11.   ___ Seering, Jackson (0.0,52)         ___ Showers, Sam (0.0,50)

   12.   ___ Kim, Teddy (0.0,62)               ___ Gromacki, Brady (0.0,61)

   13.   ___ Nepple, Davis (0.0,43)            ___ Lieberman, Tyler (0.0,42)

   14.   ___ Klutts, Brendan (0.0,69)          ___ Kauffman, Gable (0.0,40)

Monday, January 27, 2014

Weber Tournament Results!

2014 Weber Tournament

Great work Chess Club, we tied for 6th place, and three of our team took home trophies! We also tied for 6th place, but on tiebreaks.... sigh.... we did not get the trophy.

Open

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Rnd5
1	Lodh, Anish	1259	5.0	W50	W42	W32	W28	W8
2	Luo, Andy	996	5.0	W87	W44	W69	W20	W7
3	Takahashi, Michael	1426	4.5	W73	W70	W27	D6	W25
4	Fiedorowicz, Owen	1154	4.5	W82	W41	W15	W10	D5
5	Ogrin-Cot, Andrew	1038	4.5	W117	W99	W34	W17	D4
6	Geng, Dillon Xingy	912	4.5	W126	W53	W39	D3	W28
7	Song, Daniel	1076	4.0	W107	W112	W31	W12	L2
8	Kuznetsov, Yegor	1031	4.0	W132	W100	W24	W55	L1
9	Ogrin-Cot, Sarah	927	4.0	W76	W52	L17	W21	W37
10	Vigil, Barry J	851	4.0	W47	W19	W29	L4	W39
11	Saxena, Anushka	803	4.0	W78	L27	W62	W70	W42
12	Tivanski, Vladimir	786	4.0	W116	W94	W57	L7	W49
13	Lodh, Anjali	709	4.0	W96	W83	L20	W43	W44
14	Pieper, Eric	632	4.0	L49	W111	W86	W45	W55
15	Copeland, Eli	515	4.0	W133	W49	L4	W84	W57
16	Ovel, Chloe	472	4.0	L57	W119	W51	W77	W48
17	Tataurov, Ilya	370	4.0	W91	W124	W9	L5	W30
18	Brintle, Marcus		4.0	W35	W22	L28	W36	W32
19	Lu, Andy Yuanhao		4.0	W105	L10	W40	W34	W31
20	Wang, Alexander		4.0	W122	W36	W13	L2	W35
21	Wei, Nathan	956	3.5	W131	W43	D25	L9	W63
22	Chalkley, Lilia	394	3.5	W104	L18	W97	D26	W67
23	Rutkowski, Dominic	378	3.5	D48	L67	W115	W61	W68
24	Pieper, Justin	376	3.5	W109	W64	L8	W56	D27
25	Kasturirangan, Mukundan	287	3.5	W108	W92	D21	W67	L3
26	Basri, Akash Gopal		3.5	W81	L39	W72	D22	W66
27	Lu, Kevin		3.5	W93	W11	L3	W29	D24
28	Palaniappan, Arjun	896	3.0	W63	W58	W18	L1	L6
29	Heller, Evan	675	3.0	W66	W59	L10	L27	W73
30	Thomasson, Aaron	602	3.0	L64	W93	W96	W78	L17
31	Chen, Nathan	551	3.0	W110	W84	L7	W95	L19
32	D'alessandro, Etha	540	3.0	W103	W97	L1	W83	L18
33	Smith, Aaron Matthew	527	3.0	-H-	-H-	W74	L57	W77
34	Kleiman, Benjamin	492	3.0	W121	W54	L5	L19	W82
35	Arshava, Andrey	474	3.0	L18	W90	W46	W53	L20
36	Su, Jim	460	3.0	W115	L20	W82	L18	W78
37	Xu, Eddy	346	3.0	L83	W102	W88	W52	L9
38	Weaver, Emmett	332	3.0	W79	L55	L49	W107	W90
39	Wilson, Leo	308	3.0	W88	W26	L6	W76	L10
40	Vigil, Jacob T	298	3.0	W89	L57	L19	W72	W79
41	Willett, Liam Mich	282	3.0	W102	L4	W94	L48	W85
42	Vigil, Joseph	275	3.0	W125	L1	W92	W64	L11
43	Rutkowski, Sebasti	103	3.0	W46	L21	W124	L13	W84
44	Dixit, Arun	102	3.0	W77	L2	W85	W68	L13
45	Bodin, Caleb		3.0	L70	W113	W105	L14	W76
46	Bodin, Danny		3.0	L43	W79	L35	W100	W69
47	Chaudhary, Hamza		3.0	L10	L78	W128	W88	W75
48	Cornell, Paul		3.0	D23	W75	D56	W41	L16
49	Dykstra, Izzy		3.0	W14	L15	W38	W69	L12
50	Erickson, Adam		3.0	L1	L105	W134	W87	W83
51	Gromacki, Brady		3.0	L99	W73	L16	W96	W97
52	Harris, Jack		3.0	W98	L9	W100	L37	W86
53	Hendrickson, Annabel		3.0	W118	L6	W58	L35	W81
54	Hong, Tina		3.0	W134	L34	L70	W114	W95
55	Lu, Henry		3.0	W114	W38	W68	L8	L14
56	Mammeng, Siva		3.0	D65	W106	D48	L24	W70
57	Nyberg, Jacob		3.0	W16	W40	L12	W33	L15
58	Selby, Patrick Jos		3.0	W90	L28	L53	W115	W74
59	Yanacheak, Nathan		3.0	W120	L29	L95	W121	W94
60	Deninger, Jacob	250	2.5	D80	W65	L67	L66	W101
61	Velles, Alexander	128	2.5	L95	W132	D66	L23	W112
62	Emmad, Minou	113	2.5	D75	W80	L11	D98	D64
63	Adams, Peter		2.5	L28	D121	W106	W80	L21
64	Brandauer, Ethan		2.5	W30	L24	W112	L42	D62
65	Jain, Pakshal M		2.5	D56	L60	D121	D91	W98
66	Krupa, Lochlan		2.5	L29	W131	D61	W60	L26
67	Su, Joe		2.5	D106	W23	W60	L25	L22
68	Albrecht-Buehler, Ananya	687	2.0	W85	W95	L55	L44	L23
69	Jessop, Roman	400	2.0	W74	W86	L2	L49	L46
70	Keeney, Sierra Mar	253	2.0	W45	L3	W54	L11	L56
71	Koh, Eric	104	2.0	L94	W81	-H-	-H-	-N-
72	Anderson, Fiona		2.0	L124	W87	L26	L40	W114
73	Bergal, Timothy		2.0	L3	L51	W133	W93	L29
74	Bowen-Burt, Elianno		2.0	L69	W127	L33	W117	L58
75	Ciliberto, Ben		2.0	D62	L48	D98	W122	L47
76	Curtu, Alexandra		2.0	L9	W133	W91	L39	L45
77	Ding, Peter		2.0	L44	W128	W117	L16	L33
78	Dunwald, Elliot		2.0	L11	W47	W110	L30	L36
79	Gerke, Max		2.0	L38	L46	W102	W112	L40
80	Goodvin, Charlie		2.0	D60	L62	W101	L63	D91
81	Gowda, Anshul		2.0	L26	L71	W103	W92	L53
82	Havens, Robbie		2.0	L4	W118	L36	W120	L34
83	Issay, Nikki		2.0	W37	L13	W122	L32	L50
84	Jenkins, Cole		2.0	W113	L31	W99	L15	L43
85	Lassner, Jason		2.0	L68	W114	L44	W99	L41
86	Menezes, Jaden		2.0	W123	L69	L14	W118	L52
87	Poremba, Ally		2.0	L2	L72	W119	L50	W120
88	Reddy, Aman		2.0	L39	W116	L37	L47	W118
89	Schultz, Adam		2.0	L40	W125	-H-	-H-	-N-
90	Shabazz-Jones, Nasan		2.0	L58	L35	W111	W105	L38
91	Shah, Muneeb		2.0	L17	W104	L76	D65	D80
92	Strack, Heiko		2.0	W119	L25	L42	L81	W121
93	Tang, Jenny		2.0	L27	L30	W131	L73	W117
94	Thibodeau, Robbie		2.0	W71	L12	L41	W109	L59
95	Willett, Noah Chri		2.0	W61	L68	W59	L31	L54
96	Wu, Kyros		2.0	L13	W120	L30	L51	W122
97	Yu, Frank JunZhang		2.0	W128	L32	L22	W110	L51
98	Jessop, Blaise	496	1.5	L52	D115	D75	D62	L65
99	Brown, JJ	108	1.5	W51	L5	L84	L85	D107
100	Kozich, Aden	106	1.5	W127	L8	L52	L46	D109
101	Abu-Hijleh, Zein		1.5	-H-	-U-	L80	W106	L60
102	Chaudhary, Ali		1.5	L41	L37	L79	W133	D103
103	Ephraim, Madeline		1.5	L32	L110	L81	W119	D102
104	Fennell-Chametzky, Sam		1.5	L22	L91	L120	W128	D110
105	Green, Vincent		1.5	L19	W50	L45	L90	D111
106	Jurgens, Isabel		1.5	D67	L56	L63	L101	W125
107	Kempuraj, Deepak		1.5	L7	L117	W113	L38	D99
108	Malgaonkar, Aditya		1.5	L25	D126	W125	-U-	-U-
109	Phillips, Carter		1.5	L24	-H-	-H-	L94	D100
110	Ren, Hutchinson		1.5	L31	W103	L78	L97	D104
111	Spencer, Thomas		1.5	L112	L14	L90	W127	D105
112	Wilson, Cormac	133	1.0	W111	L7	L64	L79	L61
113	Velles, Clair Reza	116	1.0	L84	L45	L107	D125	D115
114	Tivanskaya, Diana	101	1.0	L55	L85	-B-	L54	L72
115	Bhattacharya, Sayan		1.0	L36	D98	L23	L58	D113
116	Dai, Henry		1.0	L12	L88	-H-	-H-	-N-
117	Dykstra, Fischer		1.0	L5	W107	L77	L74	L93
118	Fast, Ella		1.0	L53	L82	W132	L86	L88
119	Fennell-Chametzky, Aaron		1.0	L92	L16	L87	L103	W133
120	Howe, Alex		1.0	L59	L96	W104	L82	L87
121	Pawar, Akshat		1.0	L34	D63	D65	L59	L92
122	Singh, Samir		1.0	L20	W134	L83	L75	L96
123	Tecedor, Jorge		1.0	L86	-H-	-H-	-N-	-N-
124	Ziegelbein, Johnny		1.0	W72	L17	L43	-U-	-U-
125	Carpenter, Mathias		0.5	L42	L89	L108	D113	L106
126	Harwani, Ishan		0.5	L6	D108	-U-	-U-	-U-
127	Kempuraj, Shreya		0.5	L100	L74	-U-	L111	D128
128	Meza, Evzen		0.5	L97	L77	L47	L104	D127
129	Wu, Athena	413	0.0	-U-	-U-	-U-	-U-	-U-
130	Fiedorowicz, Isabel	395	0.0	-U-	-U-	-U-	-U-	-U-
131	Barrientos, Alex		0.0	L21	L66	L93	-U-	-U-
132	Howe, Isaac		0.0	L8	L61	L118	-U-	-U-
133	Meza, Rene		0.0	L15	L76	L73	L102	L119
134	Pydipalli, Piyush		0.0	L54	L122	L50	-U-	-U-

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