BIG TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEKEND!  OCT 27th

The Iowa State Chess Association is pleased to host the Iowa Individual Grades State Championships in Ankeny, IA. Compete against opponents only in your grade during this four round tournament Where: Ankeny ,Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) ,FFA Enrichment Center, Rooms 108 & 109 ,Ankeny ,Io 50023 Reg: On-site Registration: 8:30 am to 9:30 am. All entries after 9:30 am will receive a 1/2 pt. bye in Round 1. Rounds: Grades K through 6, Game/30, 4 rounds 10:00 am, 11:15, 12:45, Rounds 4 ASAP. Grades 7-12, Game/45, 4 rounds 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, Rounds 3 & 4 ASAP. Entry Fee:$10 if registered by October 25 (Thursday) or $15 on site. Prize Info: Prizes for each grade. Trophies for 1st through 3rd place and medals for 4th through 6th place. Medals for those participating in their first chess tournament US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: James Hodina, 3411 Blue Pt. Ct. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Email: james.hodina@chessiniowa.org (register by email and then pay on-site is acceptable). Include Name, USCF ID, Grade, and School with your registration. Additional Info: Half-point bye available any round if requested before Rd 1. Campus Map & Directions: http://www.ffaenrichmentcenter.com/

Unfortunately I will not be able to attend as I am committed as a board member of Kickers and it is the last game of the season, and I am part of the equipment turn in team   sigh......   

No movement on the top of the Chess Ladder this week, although Sanjeev moved up quite nicely.  Good work Sanjeev.  Today we did a chess lecture of a game of chess played in 1902 between Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Rudolf Swiderski in Hanover Germany.  The students were given blacks moves, and they were asked for what the best move for white is.  The student with the most correct answers won $364 in shredded currency.  Aaron Smith won the contest!  I will be making this a monthly event at chess club with a different game, and perhaps a more exciting prize.  I will also be having a weekly chess puzzle set up on our new magnetic chessboard hanging wall display.

For the Borlaug After School Special Rated Section,  Gwen Heywood won 1st place from Lucas Elementary, 2nd Yulong Shao,  and tied for 3rd all with 2 points were Nathan Wei, Vladimir Tivanski, Barry Vigil, Andy Luo, and Eric AKA Yoyo Liu.  The Unrated section was won by Andre Arshava (via tiebreaker rules) a perfect score was also achieved by Julian Fender, 3rd place was Karina Li who needs to work on her checkmate with a rook and a king skill.  Thanks for playing.  We will do it again on November 15th in the afternoon and I am going to try to get another school to host as our library will be booked through February after school.

1   0  8  0 Aaron Smith                      
  2   0  7  0 Liam Willett                     
  3   0  5  0 Barry vigil                      
  4   0  5  0 Vladimir Tivanski                
  5   0  7  0 Nathan Wei                       
  6   0  5  0 Andy Luo                         
  7   0  5  0 Justin Pieper                    
  8   0  7  0 Joseph  Vigil                    
  9   0  6  0 Andrey  Arshava                  
 10   0  4  0 Jacob Vigil                      
 11   0  1  0 Lily (Hongjin) Li                
 12   0  3  0 Mohana Sunkara                   
 13   0  7  0 Jack Gray                        
 14   0  4  0 Eric  Pieper                     
 15   0  6  0 Yulong Shao                      
 16   0  7  0 Benjamin Zhang                   
 17   0  2  0 Alexandra Curtu                  
 18   0  0  2 Yifan Zhai                       
 19   0  3  0 Laurel Haverkamp                 
 20   0  4  0 Thomas  Pierce                   
 21   0  6  0 Sebastian Cochran                
 22 +10  3  0 Noah Willett                     
 23  -1  4  0 Miranda Feng                     
 24  -1  5  0 Jimin Jung                       
 25 +19  1  0 Sanjeev Sarin                    
 26  -2  3  0 Jikun Zhang                      
 27  -2  1  0 Jocelyn Hsieh                    
 28  -2  2  0 Defne Bayman                     
 29  -2  0  2 Richard Yang                     
 30  -2  1  0 Reece Yang                       
 31  +2  3  0 Emerson Bennett                  
 32  -3  2  0 Connor  Houtman                  
 33  -3  0  2 Sabrina  Du                      
 34  -3  0  2 Karina Li                        
 35  -1  0  2 Evan Green                       
 36  -1  0  2 Josh Greene                      
 37  -1  0  2 Amelia Stevens                   
 38  -1  1  1 Tommy Stevens                    
 39  -1  0  2 Emma Zheng                       
 40  -1  0  2 Naomi A. Gugsa                   
 41  -1  1  1 Shalom A. Gugsa                  
 42  -1  1  0 Ryan Goodman                     
 43  -1  1  0 Joey  Goodman                    
 44  -1  1  0 Xinyu Wang                       
 45   0  0  0 Jim Li