At the latest chess tournament in Iowa City, Kirkwood Chess Wars V Andy Luo went 4.5 out of 5 games and took First Place, and Eric Liu tied for second with 4 games of 5! Nathan Wei didn't do so shabby and placed 6th with 3 games. I also want to congratulate Karina Li! who came to her first rated tournament! I showed the game she played against my daughter this morning and where she could have pulled out a victory. (pictures to come later)
If you go to a tournament, you will get a notation book and we will spend time at chess club going over your games using a computer analysis of the game. But we can only do this if you write down your games correctly.
I am hoping to have a rated tournament sometime over this holiday season, I will be out of town and have to work over Christmas. Either Dec 31st during the day, or Jan 2nd the day before school, if you would be so kind, write a comment on which day would work better for you and I will try to have the tournament on the day that more people can attend.
On the Chess Ladder this morning, Barry Vigil defended his #1 spot by defeating Yulong, and was in the middle of a heated match with Andy Luo when time came to an end. Aaron Smith was quite a speedy player and defeated three players in rapid succession. Andrey joined US Chess this morning, and I hope to see him at tournaments in the near future. Have a great holiday season and here are the results from this morning.
1 +5 9 0 Barry vigil
2 +45 3 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
3 +5 14 0 Nathan Wei
4 +1 14 0 Aaron Smith
5 -1 17 0 Andrey Arshava
6 -5 18 0 Yulong Shao
7 +5 16 0 Jack Gray
8 -6 10 0 Andy Luo
9 -6 15 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 8 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 7 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 7 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +6 10 0 Sebastian Cochran
21 +11 2 0 Richard Yang
22 -3 10 0 Mohana Sunkara
23 -7 8 0 Defne Bayman
24 -4 6 0 Eric Pieper
25 -3 2 0 Yifan Zhai
26 -3 2 0 Xinyu Wang
27 -3 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
28 -3 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
29 -2 7 0 Jimin Jung
30 -2 5 0 Noah Willett
31 -2 4 0 Jikun Zhang
32 -2 1 0 Sabrina Du
33 -2 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
34 -1 2 0 Reece Yang
35 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
36 -1 2 0 Connor Houtman
37 -1 4 0 Evan Green
38 -1 3 0 Josh Greene
39 -1 0 3 Amelia Stevens
40 +5 7 0 Jim Li
41 -2 2 0 Tommy Stevens
42 -2 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
43 -2 2 0 Emma Zheng
44 -2 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
45 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
46 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
47 -1 2 0 David Zhou
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Chess Club is continuing to be an fun activity in the morning. Lots of movement on the chess ladder today, 1st place changed hands three times, with Barry Vigil ending up on top.
There is a tournament coming up at Kirkwood Community College this Saturday, Matt Power and I will be the directors it is a great opportunity to see how your student rates outside of Borlaug. If you are not rated with USCF come at 9am so that we can get you set up with a membership. 3 month trial scholastic membership is only $8 dollars a year membership is $24 and comes with a bimonthly chess magazine.
Here are the ladder results
1 +5 8 0 Barry vigil
2 +45 3 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
3 +5 12 0 Nathan Wei
4 0 16 0 Andrey Arshava
5 -4 17 0 Yulong Shao
6 +6 15 0 Jack Gray
7 -5 9 0 Andy Luo
8 -5 15 0 Liam Willett
9 -2 7 0 Vladimir Tivanski
10 -5 11 0 Aaron Smith
11 -2 7 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 13 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 6 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 13 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 6 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +12 1 0 Richard Yang
21 +5 8 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 -3 10 0 Mohana Sunkara
23 -7 8 0 Defne Bayman
24 -4 5 0 Eric Pieper
25 -3 2 0 Yifan Zhai
26 -3 2 0 Xinyu Wang
27 -3 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
28 -3 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
29 -2 7 0 Jimin Jung
30 -2 5 0 Noah Willett
31 -2 4 0 Jikun Zhang
32 -2 1 0 Sabrina Du
33 -2 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
34 -1 2 0 Reece Yang
35 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
36 -1 2 0 Connor Houtman
37 -1 4 0 Evan Green
38 -1 3 0 Josh Greene
39 -1 0 3 Amelia Stevens
40 +5 7 0 Jim Li
41 -2 2 0 Tommy Stevens
42 -2 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
43 -2 2 0 Emma Zheng
44 -2 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
45 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
46 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
47 -1 2 0 David Zhou
There is a tournament coming up at Kirkwood Community College this Saturday, Matt Power and I will be the directors it is a great opportunity to see how your student rates outside of Borlaug. If you are not rated with USCF come at 9am so that we can get you set up with a membership. 3 month trial scholastic membership is only $8 dollars a year membership is $24 and comes with a bimonthly chess magazine.
Here are the ladder results
1 +5 8 0 Barry vigil
2 +45 3 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
3 +5 12 0 Nathan Wei
4 0 16 0 Andrey Arshava
5 -4 17 0 Yulong Shao
6 +6 15 0 Jack Gray
7 -5 9 0 Andy Luo
8 -5 15 0 Liam Willett
9 -2 7 0 Vladimir Tivanski
10 -5 11 0 Aaron Smith
11 -2 7 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 13 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 6 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 13 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 6 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +12 1 0 Richard Yang
21 +5 8 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 -3 10 0 Mohana Sunkara
23 -7 8 0 Defne Bayman
24 -4 5 0 Eric Pieper
25 -3 2 0 Yifan Zhai
26 -3 2 0 Xinyu Wang
27 -3 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
28 -3 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
29 -2 7 0 Jimin Jung
30 -2 5 0 Noah Willett
31 -2 4 0 Jikun Zhang
32 -2 1 0 Sabrina Du
33 -2 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
34 -1 2 0 Reece Yang
35 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
36 -1 2 0 Connor Houtman
37 -1 4 0 Evan Green
38 -1 3 0 Josh Greene
39 -1 0 3 Amelia Stevens
40 +5 7 0 Jim Li
41 -2 2 0 Tommy Stevens
42 -2 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
43 -2 2 0 Emma Zheng
44 -2 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
45 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
46 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
47 -1 2 0 David Zhou
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Tournaments! We are playing hard!
At the ICPL kids tournament three Borlaug Students brought home some hardware.
Aaron Smith won 3rd place in the third grade!
Vladimir Tivanski won 2nd Place in 4th grade!
Barry Vigil Won 3rd Place in 4th Grade!
we had 10 of the 58 kids that participated! Great show
We had 6 players at the K-12 open in Ames. Eric (Yo Yo) Liu won the best Under 600 rating in the K-5 section. All of our players did well winning more games than they lost, but nobody placed in the top 5 of their section. But a solid performance by all, I am excited at our prospects in some more of the upcoming tournaments.
Andrey was not present today to defend his top spot on the ladder, Eric Liu moved up to the second spot like lightening.
1 +3 15 0 Andrey Arshava
2 +10 13 0 Jack Gray
3 0 14 0 Liam Willett
4 +43 1 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
5 -4 15 0 Yulong Shao
6 -4 8 0 Andy Luo
7 0 6 0 Vladimir Tivanski
8 -3 11 0 Aaron Smith
9 -3 6 0 Barry vigil
10 -1 7 0 Justin Pieper
11 -1 12 0 Benjamin Zhang
12 -4 10 0 Nathan Wei
13 -2 12 0 Joseph Vigil
14 -1 5 0 Jacob Vigil
15 -1 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 6 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +6 7 0 Sebastian Cochran
21 -2 10 0 Mohana Sunkara
22 -6 7 0 Defne Bayman
23 -3 5 0 Eric Pieper
24 -2 2 0 Yifan Zhai
25 -2 2 0 Xinyu Wang
26 -2 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
27 -2 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
28 -1 7 0 Jimin Jung
29 -1 5 0 Noah Willett
30 -1 4 0 Jikun Zhang
31 -1 1 0 Sabrina Du
32 -1 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
33 -1 0 3 Richard Yang
34 -1 1 1 Reece Yang
35 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
36 -1 2 0 Connor Houtman
37 -1 3 0 Evan Green
38 -1 2 0 Josh Greene
39 -1 0 3 Amelia Stevens
40 +5 7 0 Jim Li
41 -2 2 0 Tommy Stevens
42 -2 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
43 -2 1 0 Emma Zheng
44 -2 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
45 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
46 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
47 -1 2 0 David Zhou
At the ICPL kids tournament three Borlaug Students brought home some hardware.
Aaron Smith won 3rd place in the third grade!
Vladimir Tivanski won 2nd Place in 4th grade!
Barry Vigil Won 3rd Place in 4th Grade!
we had 10 of the 58 kids that participated! Great show
We had 6 players at the K-12 open in Ames. Eric (Yo Yo) Liu won the best Under 600 rating in the K-5 section. All of our players did well winning more games than they lost, but nobody placed in the top 5 of their section. But a solid performance by all, I am excited at our prospects in some more of the upcoming tournaments.
1 +3 15 0 Andrey Arshava
2 +10 13 0 Jack Gray
3 0 14 0 Liam Willett
4 +43 1 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
5 -4 15 0 Yulong Shao
6 -4 8 0 Andy Luo
7 0 6 0 Vladimir Tivanski
8 -3 11 0 Aaron Smith
9 -3 6 0 Barry vigil
10 -1 7 0 Justin Pieper
11 -1 12 0 Benjamin Zhang
12 -4 10 0 Nathan Wei
13 -2 12 0 Joseph Vigil
14 -1 5 0 Jacob Vigil
15 -1 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
16 +5 4 0 Alexandra Curtu
17 +1 5 0 Karina Li
18 -1 6 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -4 7 0 Miranda Feng
20 +6 7 0 Sebastian Cochran
21 -2 10 0 Mohana Sunkara
22 -6 7 0 Defne Bayman
23 -3 5 0 Eric Pieper
24 -2 2 0 Yifan Zhai
25 -2 2 0 Xinyu Wang
26 -2 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
27 -2 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
28 -1 7 0 Jimin Jung
29 -1 5 0 Noah Willett
30 -1 4 0 Jikun Zhang
31 -1 1 0 Sabrina Du
32 -1 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
33 -1 0 3 Richard Yang
34 -1 1 1 Reece Yang
35 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
36 -1 2 0 Connor Houtman
37 -1 3 0 Evan Green
38 -1 2 0 Josh Greene
39 -1 0 3 Amelia Stevens
40 +5 7 0 Jim Li
41 -2 2 0 Tommy Stevens
42 -2 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
43 -2 1 0 Emma Zheng
44 -2 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
45 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
46 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
47 -1 2 0 David Zhou
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tounraments Galore!
Today, I observed a lot of seriously contended chess matches. I loved the concentration that kids were putting forth in playing their games.
Upcoming Tournaments
Tomorrow! Borlaug After School Special! 3 round G30 Swiss at 2:30pm at the Borlaug Media Center! should be over at 5:30pm and we will have Medals this time! for the top three players in both the Rated and Unrated Sections.
Saturday Nov 17th! The ICPL Kids Chess Tournament in Memory of Steve Young! 3rd thru 6th graders, and USCF members under 3rd grade. It will be 12:00 to register, first game at 1:00pm and goes to 4:30, Steve Young's sister will be present to hand out the trophies and see the legacy her brother created here in Iowa City.
Saturday Dec 1st! the K-12 open tournament for scholastic chess! I think we have an excellent k-3 team and K-6 team. I think we can get some hardware if we go. I will be driving 5 kids in my Suburban, perhaps we could get some other parents to carpool and get a large team presence, perhaps we can convince Anne Marie to let us put the trophies on top of the bookshelves?
I went to the Quad cities and won the U1000 in the Veterans Day Classic at the Lodge this past weekend winning 3 of my 4 games and tying my final game. My kids were impressed that daddy came home with a trophy.
On the Chess Ladder Yulong was dethroned by Andrey, and then consoled himself by finishing the skills checklist and walking away with one of those spiffy chess move recording books, emblazoned with a Borlaug Chess Club sticker! Andy Luo also completed his skills checklist. Good Job Guys!
1 +3 12 0 Andrey Arshava
2 -1 14 0 Yulong Shao
3 -1 8 0 Andy Luo
4 +3 6 0 Vladimir Tivanski
5 -2 10 0 Liam Willett
6 -1 11 0 Aaron Smith
7 -1 6 0 Barry vigil
8 0 9 0 Nathan Wei
9 0 6 0 Justin Pieper
10 0 9 0 Benjamin Zhang
11 +1 11 0 Jack Gray
12 -1 11 0 Joseph Vigil
13 0 4 1 Jacob Vigil
14 0 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
15 0 5 0 Miranda Feng
16 +3 8 0 Mohana Sunkara
17 -1 6 0 Defne Bayman
18 -1 5 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -1 3 0 Karina Li
20 0 4 0 Eric Pieper
21 0 3 0 Alexandra Curtu
22 0 2 0 Yifan Zhai
23 0 2 0 Xinyu Wang
24 0 5 0 Sanjeev Sarin
25 0 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
26 0 6 0 Sebastian Cochran
27 0 6 0 Jimin Jung
28 0 4 0 Noah Willett
29 0 4 0 Jikun Zhang
30 0 1 0 Sabrina Du
31 0 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
32 0 0 3 Richard Yang
33 0 1 1 Reece Yang
34 0 4 0 Emerson Bennett
35 0 2 0 Connor Houtman
36 0 2 0 Evan Green
37 0 1 0 Josh Greene
38 0 0 3 Amelia Stevens
39 0 1 2 Tommy Stevens
40 0 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 1 0 Emma Zheng
42 0 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
43 0 1 1 Ryan Goodman
44 0 1 1 Joey Goodman
45 0 4 0 Jim Li
Upcoming Tournaments
Tomorrow! Borlaug After School Special! 3 round G30 Swiss at 2:30pm at the Borlaug Media Center! should be over at 5:30pm and we will have Medals this time! for the top three players in both the Rated and Unrated Sections.
Saturday Nov 17th! The ICPL Kids Chess Tournament in Memory of Steve Young! 3rd thru 6th graders, and USCF members under 3rd grade. It will be 12:00 to register, first game at 1:00pm and goes to 4:30, Steve Young's sister will be present to hand out the trophies and see the legacy her brother created here in Iowa City.
Saturday Dec 1st! the K-12 open tournament for scholastic chess! I think we have an excellent k-3 team and K-6 team. I think we can get some hardware if we go. I will be driving 5 kids in my Suburban, perhaps we could get some other parents to carpool and get a large team presence, perhaps we can convince Anne Marie to let us put the trophies on top of the bookshelves?
I went to the Quad cities and won the U1000 in the Veterans Day Classic at the Lodge this past weekend winning 3 of my 4 games and tying my final game. My kids were impressed that daddy came home with a trophy.
On the Chess Ladder Yulong was dethroned by Andrey, and then consoled himself by finishing the skills checklist and walking away with one of those spiffy chess move recording books, emblazoned with a Borlaug Chess Club sticker! Andy Luo also completed his skills checklist. Good Job Guys!
1 +3 12 0 Andrey Arshava
2 -1 14 0 Yulong Shao
3 -1 8 0 Andy Luo
4 +3 6 0 Vladimir Tivanski
5 -2 10 0 Liam Willett
6 -1 11 0 Aaron Smith
7 -1 6 0 Barry vigil
8 0 9 0 Nathan Wei
9 0 6 0 Justin Pieper
10 0 9 0 Benjamin Zhang
11 +1 11 0 Jack Gray
12 -1 11 0 Joseph Vigil
13 0 4 1 Jacob Vigil
14 0 2 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
15 0 5 0 Miranda Feng
16 +3 8 0 Mohana Sunkara
17 -1 6 0 Defne Bayman
18 -1 5 0 Thomas Pierce
19 -1 3 0 Karina Li
20 0 4 0 Eric Pieper
21 0 3 0 Alexandra Curtu
22 0 2 0 Yifan Zhai
23 0 2 0 Xinyu Wang
24 0 5 0 Sanjeev Sarin
25 0 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
26 0 6 0 Sebastian Cochran
27 0 6 0 Jimin Jung
28 0 4 0 Noah Willett
29 0 4 0 Jikun Zhang
30 0 1 0 Sabrina Du
31 0 3 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
32 0 0 3 Richard Yang
33 0 1 1 Reece Yang
34 0 4 0 Emerson Bennett
35 0 2 0 Connor Houtman
36 0 2 0 Evan Green
37 0 1 0 Josh Greene
38 0 0 3 Amelia Stevens
39 0 1 2 Tommy Stevens
40 0 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 1 0 Emma Zheng
42 0 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
43 0 1 1 Ryan Goodman
44 0 1 1 Joey Goodman
45 0 4 0 Jim Li
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A wild day on the Ladder! Three different players held the top spot this morning with Yulong Shao defeating multiple players in a ferocious melee in the top 10 players, to claim the top spot for this week. They are gunning for you next week Yulong! watch out!
Upcoming Tournaments!
At Borlaug Nov 15th rated and unrated sections (just like before) 2:30 to 5:30pm in the media center.
The Iowa City Public Library Kids Tournament Unrated Free Entry! at the library downtown on Nov 17th, 3rd thru 6th grades (under 1000 rating although it is an unrated tournament) under 3rd grade eligible to play if USCF members (that means you Pieper Boys!) This Tournament is in Memory of Steve Young who passed away in February and his sister will be on hand to give away the trophies. Every child will get something chessworthy!
Dec 1st! Ames Iowa the K-12 open championship! I want some hardware in the Library! We have strong players I am going and will take a few kids with me if anyone needs a ride. I have a Suburban.
and finally here is the ladder, keep pushing wood. Eric
1 +14 13 0 Yulong Shao
2 +4 8 0 Andy Luo
3 -1 9 0 Liam Willett
4 +5 11 0 Andrey Arshava
5 -4 11 0 Aaron Smith
6 -3 6 0 Barry vigil
7 -3 5 1 Vladimir Tivanski
8 -3 8 0 Nathan Wei
9 -2 5 1 Justin Pieper
10 +6 9 0 Benjamin Zhang
11 -3 9 0 Joseph Vigil
12 +1 9 0 Jack Gray
13 -3 4 1 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 1 1 Lily (Hongjin) Li
15 +7 5 0 Miranda Feng
16 +10 5 0 Defne Bayman
17 +3 5 0 Thomas Pierce
18 +13 3 0 Karina Li
19 -7 6 0 Mohana Sunkara
20 -6 4 0 Eric Pieper
21 -4 2 1 Alexandra Curtu
22 -4 1 0 Yifan Zhai
23 +20 2 0 Xinyu Wang
24 +20 4 0 Sanjeev Sarin
25 -6 5 0 Laurel Haverkamp
26 -5 6 0 Sebastian Cochran
27 -4 6 0 Jimin Jung
28 +4 4 0 Noah Willett
29 -5 4 0 Jikun Zhang
30 0 1 0 Sabrina Du
31 -6 2 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
32 -5 0 3 Richard Yang
33 -5 1 1 Reece Yang
34 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
35 -6 2 0 Connor Houtman
36 -2 1 0 Evan Green
37 -2 1 0 Josh Greene
38 -2 0 3 Amelia Stevens
39 -2 1 2 Tommy Stevens
40 0 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 -3 1 0 Emma Zheng
42 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
43 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
44 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
45 0 2 0 Jim Li
Upcoming Tournaments!
At Borlaug Nov 15th rated and unrated sections (just like before) 2:30 to 5:30pm in the media center.
The Iowa City Public Library Kids Tournament Unrated Free Entry! at the library downtown on Nov 17th, 3rd thru 6th grades (under 1000 rating although it is an unrated tournament) under 3rd grade eligible to play if USCF members (that means you Pieper Boys!) This Tournament is in Memory of Steve Young who passed away in February and his sister will be on hand to give away the trophies. Every child will get something chessworthy!
Dec 1st! Ames Iowa the K-12 open championship! I want some hardware in the Library! We have strong players I am going and will take a few kids with me if anyone needs a ride. I have a Suburban.
and finally here is the ladder, keep pushing wood. Eric
1 +14 13 0 Yulong Shao
2 +4 8 0 Andy Luo
3 -1 9 0 Liam Willett
4 +5 11 0 Andrey Arshava
5 -4 11 0 Aaron Smith
6 -3 6 0 Barry vigil
7 -3 5 1 Vladimir Tivanski
8 -3 8 0 Nathan Wei
9 -2 5 1 Justin Pieper
10 +6 9 0 Benjamin Zhang
11 -3 9 0 Joseph Vigil
12 +1 9 0 Jack Gray
13 -3 4 1 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 1 1 Lily (Hongjin) Li
15 +7 5 0 Miranda Feng
16 +10 5 0 Defne Bayman
17 +3 5 0 Thomas Pierce
18 +13 3 0 Karina Li
19 -7 6 0 Mohana Sunkara
20 -6 4 0 Eric Pieper
21 -4 2 1 Alexandra Curtu
22 -4 1 0 Yifan Zhai
23 +20 2 0 Xinyu Wang
24 +20 4 0 Sanjeev Sarin
25 -6 5 0 Laurel Haverkamp
26 -5 6 0 Sebastian Cochran
27 -4 6 0 Jimin Jung
28 +4 4 0 Noah Willett
29 -5 4 0 Jikun Zhang
30 0 1 0 Sabrina Du
31 -6 2 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
32 -5 0 3 Richard Yang
33 -5 1 1 Reece Yang
34 -1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
35 -6 2 0 Connor Houtman
36 -2 1 0 Evan Green
37 -2 1 0 Josh Greene
38 -2 0 3 Amelia Stevens
39 -2 1 2 Tommy Stevens
40 0 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 -3 1 0 Emma Zheng
42 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
43 -2 1 1 Ryan Goodman
44 -2 1 1 Joey Goodman
45 0 2 0 Jim Li
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Congratulations! Justin and Eric Pieper! Way to go and represent Borlaug in the State Class Chess Tournament. It was both Eric and Justin's first USCF rated event. Good Show!
We will be having another tournament on the 15th of November in the Media Center at Borlaug, and The Iowa City Public Library's annual Kids Chess Tournament is coming up on the 17th, Saturday, this one is free and they provide snacks. The ICPL is unrated and a lot of fun.
On the chess ladder this morning, Liam Willett reclaimed the top spot from Aaron Smith. Lots of good chess out there. Two kindergartners came to "check it out" they seemed in awe of all the Chessy Goodness going on.
1 +1 8 0 Liam Willett
2 -1 10 0 Aaron Smith
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 +1 9 0 Andrey Arshava
9 +6 9 0 Yulong Shao
10 -2 8 0 Joseph Vigil
11 +2 9 0 Jack Gray
12 -2 4 0 Jacob Vigil
13 -2 1 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
14 +12 3 0 Defne Bayman
15 -3 4 0 Mohana Sunkara
16 -2 4 0 Eric Pieper
17 -1 7 0 Benjamin Zhang
18 -1 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
19 -1 1 0 Yifan Zhai
20 +24 3 0 Sanjeev Sarin
21 -2 4 0 Laurel Haverkamp
22 -2 4 0 Thomas Pierce
23 -2 6 0 Sebastian Cochran
24 +8 3 0 Noah Willett
25 -3 4 0 Miranda Feng
26 -3 5 0 Jimin Jung
27 -3 3 0 Jikun Zhang
28 -3 1 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
29 -2 0 2 Richard Yang
30 -2 1 0 Reece Yang
31 0 1 0 Karina Li
32 +1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
33 -4 2 0 Connor Houtman
34 -4 0 2 Sabrina Du
35 -1 1 0 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 1 0 Jim Li
We will be having another tournament on the 15th of November in the Media Center at Borlaug, and The Iowa City Public Library's annual Kids Chess Tournament is coming up on the 17th, Saturday, this one is free and they provide snacks. The ICPL is unrated and a lot of fun.
On the chess ladder this morning, Liam Willett reclaimed the top spot from Aaron Smith. Lots of good chess out there. Two kindergartners came to "check it out" they seemed in awe of all the Chessy Goodness going on.
1 +1 8 0 Liam Willett
2 -1 10 0 Aaron Smith
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 +1 9 0 Andrey Arshava
9 +6 9 0 Yulong Shao
10 -2 8 0 Joseph Vigil
11 +2 9 0 Jack Gray
12 -2 4 0 Jacob Vigil
13 -2 1 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
14 +12 3 0 Defne Bayman
15 -3 4 0 Mohana Sunkara
16 -2 4 0 Eric Pieper
17 -1 7 0 Benjamin Zhang
18 -1 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
19 -1 1 0 Yifan Zhai
20 +24 3 0 Sanjeev Sarin
21 -2 4 0 Laurel Haverkamp
22 -2 4 0 Thomas Pierce
23 -2 6 0 Sebastian Cochran
24 +8 3 0 Noah Willett
25 -3 4 0 Miranda Feng
26 -3 5 0 Jimin Jung
27 -3 3 0 Jikun Zhang
28 -3 1 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
29 -2 0 2 Richard Yang
30 -2 1 0 Reece Yang
31 0 1 0 Karina Li
32 +1 4 0 Emerson Bennett
33 -4 2 0 Connor Houtman
34 -4 0 2 Sabrina Du
35 -1 1 0 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 1 0 Jim Li
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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
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
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Another exciting morning at chess club. Aaron Smith took over on the top of the ladder, there were many draws today, Andy Luo suggested it was National Draw Day. The battle of the Russian Language Speakers ended with Vladimir defeating Andrey in a tough match. Welcome Jim Li our newest member!
Tournament Tomorrow!!! anyone that is willing the help herd cats is welcome to stay and help.
1 +3 8 0 Aaron Smith
2 +3 7 0 Liam Willett
3 -1 5 0 Barry vigil
4 -1 5 0 Vladimir Tivanski
5 -4 7 0 Nathan Wei
6 +6 5 0 Andy Luo
7 +2 5 0 Justin Pieper
8 -2 7 0 Joseph Vigil
9 +31 6 0 Andrey Arshava
10 -3 4 0 Jacob Vigil
11 +21 1 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
12 -4 2 0 Mohana Sunkara
13 +1 6 0 Jack Gray
14 -4 3 0 Eric Pieper
15 +3 6 0 Yulong Shao
16 +1 5 0 Benjamin Zhang
17 -6 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
18 -5 0 2 Yifan Zhai
19 -4 3 0 Laurel Haverkamp
20 -4 4 0 Thomas Pierce
21 -2 5 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 -2 3 0 Miranda Feng
23 +7 3 0 Jimin Jung
24 -3 2 0 Jikun Zhang
25 -3 1 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
26 -3 2 0 Defne Bayman
27 -3 0 2 Richard Yang
28 -3 1 0 Reece Yang
29 -3 1 1 Connor Houtman
30 -3 0 2 Sabrina Du
31 -3 0 2 Karina Li
32 -3 1 1 Noah Willett
33 -2 2 0 Emerson Bennett
34 -1 0 2 Evan Green
35 -1 0 2 Josh Greene
36 -1 0 2 Amelia Stevens
37 -1 1 1 Tommy Stevens
38 -1 0 2 Emma Zheng
39 -1 0 2 Naomi A. Gugsa
40 -1 1 1 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 1 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 1 0 Joey Goodman
43 0 0 1 Xinyu Wang
44 0 0 1 Sanjeev Sarin
45 0 0 0 Jim Li
Tournament Tomorrow!!! anyone that is willing the help herd cats is welcome to stay and help.
1 +3 8 0 Aaron Smith
2 +3 7 0 Liam Willett
3 -1 5 0 Barry vigil
4 -1 5 0 Vladimir Tivanski
5 -4 7 0 Nathan Wei
6 +6 5 0 Andy Luo
7 +2 5 0 Justin Pieper
8 -2 7 0 Joseph Vigil
9 +31 6 0 Andrey Arshava
10 -3 4 0 Jacob Vigil
11 +21 1 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
12 -4 2 0 Mohana Sunkara
13 +1 6 0 Jack Gray
14 -4 3 0 Eric Pieper
15 +3 6 0 Yulong Shao
16 +1 5 0 Benjamin Zhang
17 -6 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
18 -5 0 2 Yifan Zhai
19 -4 3 0 Laurel Haverkamp
20 -4 4 0 Thomas Pierce
21 -2 5 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 -2 3 0 Miranda Feng
23 +7 3 0 Jimin Jung
24 -3 2 0 Jikun Zhang
25 -3 1 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
26 -3 2 0 Defne Bayman
27 -3 0 2 Richard Yang
28 -3 1 0 Reece Yang
29 -3 1 1 Connor Houtman
30 -3 0 2 Sabrina Du
31 -3 0 2 Karina Li
32 -3 1 1 Noah Willett
33 -2 2 0 Emerson Bennett
34 -1 0 2 Evan Green
35 -1 0 2 Josh Greene
36 -1 0 2 Amelia Stevens
37 -1 1 1 Tommy Stevens
38 -1 0 2 Emma Zheng
39 -1 0 2 Naomi A. Gugsa
40 -1 1 1 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 1 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 1 0 Joey Goodman
43 0 0 1 Xinyu Wang
44 0 0 1 Sanjeev Sarin
45 0 0 0 Jim Li
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
National Chess Day!
National Chess Day is October 13th! Play a game with your kids!
A new player on top of the ladder. Liam Willet, went under the radar and swooped in to defeat Barry Vigil and claim the king of the mountain. Remember next week we are having a mini tournament in the afternoon after school starting at 2:30 in the Media center on Thursday the 18th. three rounds of G/30 USCF rated and unrated.
1 +4 6 0 Liam Willett
2 0 5 0 Barry vigil
3 0 4 0 Vladimir Tivanski
4 -3 6 0 Nathan Wei
5 +7 4 0 Andy Luo
6 -2 5 0 Aaron Smith
7 -1 6 0 Joseph Vigil
8 -1 3 0 Jacob Vigil
9 +23 1 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
10 -2 2 0 Mohana Sunkara
11 -2 4 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 2 0 Eric Pieper
13 +1 5 0 Jack Gray
14 +26 4 0 Andrey Arshava
15 +3 4 0 Yulong Shao
16 +1 4 0 Benjamin Zhang
17 -6 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
18 -5 0 1 Yifan Zhai
19 -4 3 0 Laurel Haverkamp
20 -4 3 0 Thomas Pierce
21 -2 4 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 -2 1 0 Miranda Feng
23 +7 2 0 Jimin Jung
24 -3 2 0 Jikun Zhang
25 -3 0 1 Jocelyn Hsieh
26 -3 2 0 Defne Bayman
27 -3 0 1 Richard Yang
28 -3 1 0 Reece Yang
29 -3 1 0 Connor Houtman
30 -3 0 1 Sabrina Du
31 -3 0 1 Karina Li
32 -3 1 0 Noah Willett
33 -2 1 0 Emerson Bennett
34 -1 0 1 Evan Green
35 -1 0 1 Josh Greene
36 -1 0 1 Amelia Stevens
37 -1 1 0 Tommy Stevens
38 -1 0 1 Emma Zheng
39 -1 0 1 Naomi A. Gugsa
40 -1 1 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 1 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 1 0 Joey Goodman
43 0 0 0 Xinyu Wang
44 0 0 0 Sanjeev Sarin
A new player on top of the ladder. Liam Willet, went under the radar and swooped in to defeat Barry Vigil and claim the king of the mountain. Remember next week we are having a mini tournament in the afternoon after school starting at 2:30 in the Media center on Thursday the 18th. three rounds of G/30 USCF rated and unrated.
1 +4 6 0 Liam Willett
2 0 5 0 Barry vigil
3 0 4 0 Vladimir Tivanski
4 -3 6 0 Nathan Wei
5 +7 4 0 Andy Luo
6 -2 5 0 Aaron Smith
7 -1 6 0 Joseph Vigil
8 -1 3 0 Jacob Vigil
9 +23 1 0 Lily (Hongjin) Li
10 -2 2 0 Mohana Sunkara
11 -2 4 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 2 0 Eric Pieper
13 +1 5 0 Jack Gray
14 +26 4 0 Andrey Arshava
15 +3 4 0 Yulong Shao
16 +1 4 0 Benjamin Zhang
17 -6 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
18 -5 0 1 Yifan Zhai
19 -4 3 0 Laurel Haverkamp
20 -4 3 0 Thomas Pierce
21 -2 4 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 -2 1 0 Miranda Feng
23 +7 2 0 Jimin Jung
24 -3 2 0 Jikun Zhang
25 -3 0 1 Jocelyn Hsieh
26 -3 2 0 Defne Bayman
27 -3 0 1 Richard Yang
28 -3 1 0 Reece Yang
29 -3 1 0 Connor Houtman
30 -3 0 1 Sabrina Du
31 -3 0 1 Karina Li
32 -3 1 0 Noah Willett
33 -2 1 0 Emerson Bennett
34 -1 0 1 Evan Green
35 -1 0 1 Josh Greene
36 -1 0 1 Amelia Stevens
37 -1 1 0 Tommy Stevens
38 -1 0 1 Emma Zheng
39 -1 0 1 Naomi A. Gugsa
40 -1 1 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 1 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 1 0 Joey Goodman
43 0 0 0 Xinyu Wang
44 0 0 0 Sanjeev Sarin
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Good Morning! Tournament After School October 18th Thursday Games to start at 2:30 to 5:30pm there will be 3 rounds of Game 30 d5, and two sections USCF Rated and non rated. The USCF is the national chess association and playing in the rated section you will have a national rating that you can go anywhere in the country and play chess with that rating.
Congratulations to both Andy Lou and Vladimir Tivanski for placing in the Midwest Team Championships this past weekend.
Barry Vigil Defeated Vladimir for top spot on the ladder, and we have a rising star with Andrey Arshava who catapulted 20 spots up the ladder with a string of victories this morning. Watch out Barry, Vlad, Aaron and Nathan.
The Chess supply order came in, more parents were interested in ordering sets, clocks, books or whatever, come see me and I will get in another order for Mid November.
here are the ladder results for this week.
1 +1 4 0 Barry vigil
2 +1 3 0 Vladimir Tivanski
3 -2 4 0 Nathan Wei
4 0 3 0 Aaron Smith
5 0 3 0 Liam Willett
6 0 4 0 Joseph Vigil
7 0 2 0 Jacob Vigil
8 0 1 0 Mohana Sunkara
9 0 3 0 Justin Pieper
10 0 1 0 Eric Pieper
11 +29 2 0 Andrey Arshava
12 +6 4 0 Yulong Shao
13 +4 4 0 Benjamin Zhang
14 -3 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
15 -3 3 0 Andy Luo
16 -3 0 1 Yifan Zhai
17 -3 4 0 Jack Gray
18 -3 2 0 Laurel Haverkamp
19 -3 3 0 Thomas Pierce
20 -1 4 0 Sebastian Cochran
21 -1 0 1 Miranda Feng
22 -1 1 0 Jikun Zhang
23 -1 0 1 Jocelyn Hsieh
24 -1 1 0 Defne Bayman
25 -1 0 1 Richard Yang
26 -1 1 0 Reece Yang
27 -1 1 0 Connor Houtman
28 -1 0 1 Sabrina Du
29 -1 0 1 Karina Li
30 -1 1 0 Noah Willett
31 -1 1 0 Jimin Jung
32 -1 1 0 Emerson Bennett
33 -1 0 1 Lily (Hongjin) Li
34 -1 0 1 Evan Green
35 -1 0 1 Josh Greene
36 -1 0 1 Amelia Stevens
37 -1 1 0 Tommy Stevens
38 -1 0 1 Emma Zheng
39 -1 0 1 Naomi A. Gugsa
40 -1 1 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 0 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 1 0 Joey Goodman
Congratulations to both Andy Lou and Vladimir Tivanski for placing in the Midwest Team Championships this past weekend.
Barry Vigil Defeated Vladimir for top spot on the ladder, and we have a rising star with Andrey Arshava who catapulted 20 spots up the ladder with a string of victories this morning. Watch out Barry, Vlad, Aaron and Nathan.
The Chess supply order came in, more parents were interested in ordering sets, clocks, books or whatever, come see me and I will get in another order for Mid November.
here are the ladder results for this week.
1 +1 4 0 Barry vigil
2 +1 3 0 Vladimir Tivanski
3 -2 4 0 Nathan Wei
4 0 3 0 Aaron Smith
5 0 3 0 Liam Willett
6 0 4 0 Joseph Vigil
7 0 2 0 Jacob Vigil
8 0 1 0 Mohana Sunkara
9 0 3 0 Justin Pieper
10 0 1 0 Eric Pieper
11 +29 2 0 Andrey Arshava
12 +6 4 0 Yulong Shao
13 +4 4 0 Benjamin Zhang
14 -3 2 0 Alexandra Curtu
15 -3 3 0 Andy Luo
16 -3 0 1 Yifan Zhai
17 -3 4 0 Jack Gray
18 -3 2 0 Laurel Haverkamp
19 -3 3 0 Thomas Pierce
20 -1 4 0 Sebastian Cochran
21 -1 0 1 Miranda Feng
22 -1 1 0 Jikun Zhang
23 -1 0 1 Jocelyn Hsieh
24 -1 1 0 Defne Bayman
25 -1 0 1 Richard Yang
26 -1 1 0 Reece Yang
27 -1 1 0 Connor Houtman
28 -1 0 1 Sabrina Du
29 -1 0 1 Karina Li
30 -1 1 0 Noah Willett
31 -1 1 0 Jimin Jung
32 -1 1 0 Emerson Bennett
33 -1 0 1 Lily (Hongjin) Li
34 -1 0 1 Evan Green
35 -1 0 1 Josh Greene
36 -1 0 1 Amelia Stevens
37 -1 1 0 Tommy Stevens
38 -1 0 1 Emma Zheng
39 -1 0 1 Naomi A. Gugsa
40 -1 1 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
41 0 0 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 1 0 Joey Goodman
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Another Exciting day at the Borlaug Chess Club! We Saw Nathan Wei dethroned by Vladimir Tivanski, Aaron Smith Battled Barry Vigil for the 3rd spot on the ladder, I see rematches brewing next week. On the Chess Ladder as a reminder you cannot play someone that is greater than 7 positions above you. It will not count and please please please put last names when recording results Sebastian played Bob and I have no Bob on my chess club list and Alexander played Benji and I have no Alexander on my list unless it is a middle name or nickname. (Update, I went to their classrooms and tracked down the results, Bob is Jikun Zhang and Alexander is Alexandra Curtu)
Big Thanks to Levant Bayman for labeling the new chess pieces, and to Mr. Wei for working on the chess skills book. We have cool notation books with Borlaug logo stickers for those students completing the skills checklist.
We Will be having a Borlaug Chess Club Mini Tournaments in the Media Center on the 18th of October and the 15th of November right after school there will be two sections Unrated and USCF Rated. Both sections will be G/30 for three rounds. Start times will be 2:30, 3:30, and 4:30 so if you cannot be at one of the rounds you can request a bye. There will be no trophies just bragging rights.
1 +2 2 0 Vladimir Tivanski
2 -1 4 0 Nathan Wei
3 +1 2 0 Aaron Smith
4 -2 3 0 Barry vigil
5 0 2 0 Liam Willett
6 0 4 0 Joseph Vigil
7 0 1 0 Jacob Vigil
8 0 1 0 Mohana Sunkara
9 0 2 0 Justin Pieper
10 0 1 0 Eric Pieper
11 +6 2 0 Benjamin Zhang
12 -1 1 0 Alexandra Curtu
13 -1 3 0 Andy Luo
14 -1 0 1 Yifan Zhai
15 -1 4 0 Jack Gray
16 -1 2 0 Laurel Haverkamp
17 +1 2 0 Yulong Shao
18 -2 3 0 Thomas Pierce
19 0 4 0 Sebastian Cochran
20 0 0 1 Miranda Feng
21 0 1 0 Jikun Zhang
22 0 0 1 Jocelyn Hsieh
23 0 0 1 Defne Bayman
24 0 0 1 Richard Yang
25 0 0 1 Reece Yang
26 0 1 0 Connor Houtman
27 0 0 1 Sabrina Du
28 0 0 1 Karina Li
29 0 1 0 Noah Willett
30 0 1 0 Jimin Jung
31 0 1 0 Emerson Bennett
32 0 0 1 Lily (Hongjin) Li
33 0 0 1 Evan Green
34 0 0 1 Josh Greene
35 0 0 1 Amelia Stevens
36 0 1 0 Tommy Stevens
37 0 0 1 Emma Zheng
38 0 0 1 Naomi A. Gugsa
39 0 1 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
40 0 0 0 Andrey Arshava
41 0 0 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 0 0 Joey Goodman
Big Thanks to Levant Bayman for labeling the new chess pieces, and to Mr. Wei for working on the chess skills book. We have cool notation books with Borlaug logo stickers for those students completing the skills checklist.
We Will be having a Borlaug Chess Club Mini Tournaments in the Media Center on the 18th of October and the 15th of November right after school there will be two sections Unrated and USCF Rated. Both sections will be G/30 for three rounds. Start times will be 2:30, 3:30, and 4:30 so if you cannot be at one of the rounds you can request a bye. There will be no trophies just bragging rights.
1 +2 2 0 Vladimir Tivanski
2 -1 4 0 Nathan Wei
3 +1 2 0 Aaron Smith
4 -2 3 0 Barry vigil
5 0 2 0 Liam Willett
6 0 4 0 Joseph Vigil
7 0 1 0 Jacob Vigil
8 0 1 0 Mohana Sunkara
9 0 2 0 Justin Pieper
10 0 1 0 Eric Pieper
11 +6 2 0 Benjamin Zhang
12 -1 1 0 Alexandra Curtu
13 -1 3 0 Andy Luo
14 -1 0 1 Yifan Zhai
15 -1 4 0 Jack Gray
16 -1 2 0 Laurel Haverkamp
17 +1 2 0 Yulong Shao
18 -2 3 0 Thomas Pierce
19 0 4 0 Sebastian Cochran
20 0 0 1 Miranda Feng
21 0 1 0 Jikun Zhang
22 0 0 1 Jocelyn Hsieh
23 0 0 1 Defne Bayman
24 0 0 1 Richard Yang
25 0 0 1 Reece Yang
26 0 1 0 Connor Houtman
27 0 0 1 Sabrina Du
28 0 0 1 Karina Li
29 0 1 0 Noah Willett
30 0 1 0 Jimin Jung
31 0 1 0 Emerson Bennett
32 0 0 1 Lily (Hongjin) Li
33 0 0 1 Evan Green
34 0 0 1 Josh Greene
35 0 0 1 Amelia Stevens
36 0 1 0 Tommy Stevens
37 0 0 1 Emma Zheng
38 0 0 1 Naomi A. Gugsa
39 0 1 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
40 0 0 0 Andrey Arshava
41 0 0 0 Ryan Goodman
42 0 0 0 Joey Goodman
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