Great Job Bulldogs! at Saturdays Prairie Chess Series #1 we are in contention for the top school in both the K-2 and K-5 sections. The trick is to get the most players to attend. The more players the more points our school will get. Each game a student wins, it counts for the school teams total, so even if you come and only win one game, you help our teams total. I would also have to say that even though we may not have had the most players from one school we are either in first or second place of these sections.
The Barber/Denker qualifying tournament is this weekend (see last weeks post) or go to www.iowachess.org and you will find information. It is in Iowa City at Kirkwood community college, it is a great opportunity for good chess!
On the Ladder this morning, Barry Vigil again defended his title against two players. Yulong, you will have first chance at Barry next week. We welcome Sachiko Goto and J.J. Brown to the club, which brings us up to 54 members. It is getting crowded in the library these days,
1 +5 12 0 Barry vigil
2 0 13 0 Andy Luo
3 +44 4 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
4 +4 15 0 Nathan Wei
5 0 15 0 Aaron Smith
6 -5 21 0 Yulong Shao
7 -3 19 0 Andrey Arshava
8 +4 19 0 Jack Gray
9 -6 16 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 9 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 8 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 3 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 +11 5 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
21 +5 12 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 +10 2 0 Richard Yang
23 -4 11 0 Mohana Sunkara
24 -8 8 0 Defne Bayman
25 -5 6 0 Eric Pieper
26 -4 2 0 Yifan Zhai
27 -4 2 0 Xinyu Wang
28 -4 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
29 -4 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
30 +22 1 0 Diana Tivanski
31 -4 9 0 Jimin Jung
32 -4 6 0 Noah Willett
33 -4 6 0 Jikun, (Bob) Zhang
34 -4 1 0 Sabrina Du
35 -2 2 0 Reece Yang
36 -2 4 0 Emerson Bennett
37 +3 3 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
38 -3 3 0 Connor Houtman
39 -2 5 0 Josh Greene
40 -4 8 0 Evan Green
41 +4 10 0 Jim Li
42 -4 0 3 Amelia Stevens
43 -4 2 0 Tommy Stevens
44 -3 2 0 Emma Zheng
45 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
46 -3 1 1 Ryan Goodman
47 -3 1 1 Joey Goodman
48 -2 2 0 David Zhou
49 -1 1 0 Akhil Bharanidhar
50 -1 1 0 Ajay Bharanidhar
51 -1 1 0 Yeon (Jay) Lim
52 -1 0 0 YoonJi (Beth) Lim
53 0 0 0 Sachiko Goto
54 0 0 0 J.J. Brown
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Chess Tournaments Galore!
Good Morning! Welcome back from Winter Break.
Chess "Season" is in full swing! There will be a tournament a week for most of Jan/Feb (see below)
We welcomed 5 new members this morning. Barry Vigil defended the top of the ladder with a win over Yulong Shao and a draw vs Andy Luo who moved up to the second spot. Big mover of the day was Diana Tivanski who won her first game at the club and jumped up to the 30 spot. I played a game with Eric Pieper who rascally stole my queen in the early going but failed to capitalize and the game ended without a conclusion, Eric was ahead by a pawn, although I had his king pretty well pinned down, good play Eric.
Also! Write down your games! at the next tournament if you write down your games we can analyze them at chess club next Wednesday with my chess software! It is a whole lot of fun and we can see where mistakes and brilliant moments are in your games!
Here is the chess ladder and below that is tournament info
1 +5 10 0 Barry vigil
2 0 12 0 Andy Luo
3 +44 4 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
4 +4 14 0 Nathan Wei
5 0 14 0 Aaron Smith
6 -2 17 0 Andrey Arshava
7 -6 19 0 Yulong Shao
8 +4 18 0 Jack Gray
9 -6 15 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 8 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 8 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 3 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 +11 5 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
21 +5 12 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 +10 2 0 Richard Yang
23 -4 11 0 Mohana Sunkara
24 -8 8 0 Defne Bayman
25 -5 6 0 Eric Pieper
26 -4 2 0 Yifan Zhai
27 -4 2 0 Xinyu Wang
28 -4 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
29 -4 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
30 +22 1 0 Diana Tivanski
31 -4 8 0 Jimin Jung
32 -4 6 0 Noah Willett
33 -4 5 0 Jikun, (Bob) Zhang
34 -4 1 0 Sabrina Du
35 -2 2 0 Reece Yang
36 -2 4 0 Emerson Bennett
37 -2 2 0 Connor Houtman
38 -1 5 0 Josh Greene
39 +6 9 0 Jim Li
40 -4 6 0 Evan Green
41 -3 0 3 Amelia Stevens
42 -3 2 0 Tommy Stevens
43 -3 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
44 -3 2 0 Emma Zheng
45 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
46 -3 1 1 Ryan Goodman
47 -3 1 1 Joey Goodman
48 -2 2 0 David Zhou
49 -1 1 0 Akhil Bharanidhar
50 -1 0 0 Ajay Bharanidhar
51 -1 1 0 Yeon (Jay) Lim
52 -1 0 0 YoonJi (Beth) Lim
Jan 12, 2013
2013 Prairie Chess Series, Tournament #1 (USCF Rated)
The first of three tournaments (1/12, 2/16, 3/16). With the availability of the USCF 3 month trial membership, all three tournaments of the 2013 Prairie Chess Series are rated and will require USCF membership. Four sections will be held: K-2, K-5, K-8, and K-12. Sections K-2 and K-5 will play 5 Games with time control of 30 minutes per player per game. Sections K-8 and K-12 will play 4 games with time control of 45 minutes per player per game. Where: Prairie Creek Intermediate School ,401 76th Avenue ,(School Cafeteria) ,Cedar Rapids ,IA 52404 Reg: On-site registration ends at 9:45 am. Rounds: K-2 and K-5: Round 1 at 10:15 am, Round 2 at 11:15 am, Lunch, Round 3 at 1:00 pm, Rounds 4 & 5 ASAP (estimated finish: 3:30, then trophies). K-8 an K-12: Round 1 at 10:15, Lunch, Round 2 at 12: 15 pm, Rounds 3 & 4 ASAP (estimated finish, 4:30 pm). Entry Fee: 10 if registered before tournament (per date). $15 on site. $25 for all three tournaments if register for all three in advance. Prize Info: Tournament Trophies and Series Trophies for K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-2 Sections:
Individual Tournament Trophies
The next weekend is the Barber/Denker tournament in Iowa City!
Jan 19, 2013
2013 Iowa Denker (Grades 9-12) & Barber (Grades K-8) Qualifying Tournament
The Iowa State Chess Association is pleased to host Denker and Barber qualifying event to determine the High School and Grade K-8 Champion. The Denker is open to high school students (9-12) only. Barber is open to students in grades K-8 only. Champions have the right to represent Iowa in the 2013 Denker Tournament of High School Champions and Barber K-8 State Champions to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in August, 2013. Students must be under 19 as of 9/1/2013. In the case of a tie for first place, a match will be held at mutually agreed upon time to determine the representative to the national event Where: Iowa City ,Kirkwood Community College - Iowa City Campus ,1816 Lower Muscatine Road ,Iowa City ,IA 52240 Reg: On-site registration will be from 9:00 to 9:45 am on the day of the tournament. Rounds: 4 games - 60 minutes per player per game. Games at 10:00, 12:30, Games 3 & 4 ASAP. If there are less than 8 players, TD reserves the right to cancel round 4. Entry Fee: $10 if registered by 1/17/2013, $15 at site. Pre-register by contacting James Hodina at james.hodina@chessiniowa on or before 1/26/2011. Please include Name, USCF ID #, and grade. Prize Info: Trophies to Top 5 Overall. Denker: Top scores for USCF U1200, U1000, U800, U600 & Unrated. Barber: Top scores for USCF U1000, U800, U600, U400 & Unrated. Medals for first time tournament players US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: Submit 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, Section, and School with your registration. Additional Info: Half-point bye available any round if requested before Rd 1.
Chess "Season" is in full swing! There will be a tournament a week for most of Jan/Feb (see below)
We welcomed 5 new members this morning. Barry Vigil defended the top of the ladder with a win over Yulong Shao and a draw vs Andy Luo who moved up to the second spot. Big mover of the day was Diana Tivanski who won her first game at the club and jumped up to the 30 spot. I played a game with Eric Pieper who rascally stole my queen in the early going but failed to capitalize and the game ended without a conclusion, Eric was ahead by a pawn, although I had his king pretty well pinned down, good play Eric.
Also! Write down your games! at the next tournament if you write down your games we can analyze them at chess club next Wednesday with my chess software! It is a whole lot of fun and we can see where mistakes and brilliant moments are in your games!
Here is the chess ladder and below that is tournament info
1 +5 10 0 Barry vigil
2 0 12 0 Andy Luo
3 +44 4 0 Eric (Yo Yo) Liu
4 +4 14 0 Nathan Wei
5 0 14 0 Aaron Smith
6 -2 17 0 Andrey Arshava
7 -6 19 0 Yulong Shao
8 +4 18 0 Jack Gray
9 -6 15 0 Liam Willett
10 -3 8 0 Vladimir Tivanski
11 -2 8 0 Justin Pieper
12 -2 14 0 Benjamin Zhang
13 0 7 0 Jacob Vigil
14 -3 15 0 Joseph Vigil
15 -1 3 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 +11 5 0 Jocelyn Hsieh
21 +5 12 0 Sebastian Cochran
22 +10 2 0 Richard Yang
23 -4 11 0 Mohana Sunkara
24 -8 8 0 Defne Bayman
25 -5 6 0 Eric Pieper
26 -4 2 0 Yifan Zhai
27 -4 2 0 Xinyu Wang
28 -4 6 0 Sanjeev Sarin
29 -4 6 0 Laurel Haverkamp
30 +22 1 0 Diana Tivanski
31 -4 8 0 Jimin Jung
32 -4 6 0 Noah Willett
33 -4 5 0 Jikun, (Bob) Zhang
34 -4 1 0 Sabrina Du
35 -2 2 0 Reece Yang
36 -2 4 0 Emerson Bennett
37 -2 2 0 Connor Houtman
38 -1 5 0 Josh Greene
39 +6 9 0 Jim Li
40 -4 6 0 Evan Green
41 -3 0 3 Amelia Stevens
42 -3 2 0 Tommy Stevens
43 -3 2 0 Shalom A. Gugsa
44 -3 2 0 Emma Zheng
45 -3 0 3 Naomi A. Gugsa
46 -3 1 1 Ryan Goodman
47 -3 1 1 Joey Goodman
48 -2 2 0 David Zhou
49 -1 1 0 Akhil Bharanidhar
50 -1 0 0 Ajay Bharanidhar
51 -1 1 0 Yeon (Jay) Lim
52 -1 0 0 YoonJi (Beth) Lim
Jan 12, 2013
2013 Prairie Chess Series, Tournament #1 (USCF Rated)
The first of three tournaments (1/12, 2/16, 3/16). With the availability of the USCF 3 month trial membership, all three tournaments of the 2013 Prairie Chess Series are rated and will require USCF membership. Four sections will be held: K-2, K-5, K-8, and K-12. Sections K-2 and K-5 will play 5 Games with time control of 30 minutes per player per game. Sections K-8 and K-12 will play 4 games with time control of 45 minutes per player per game. Where: Prairie Creek Intermediate School ,401 76th Avenue ,(School Cafeteria) ,Cedar Rapids ,IA 52404 Reg: On-site registration ends at 9:45 am. Rounds: K-2 and K-5: Round 1 at 10:15 am, Round 2 at 11:15 am, Lunch, Round 3 at 1:00 pm, Rounds 4 & 5 ASAP (estimated finish: 3:30, then trophies). K-8 an K-12: Round 1 at 10:15, Lunch, Round 2 at 12: 15 pm, Rounds 3 & 4 ASAP (estimated finish, 4:30 pm). Entry Fee: 10 if registered before tournament (per date). $15 on site. $25 for all three tournaments if register for all three in advance. Prize Info: Tournament Trophies and Series Trophies for K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-2 Sections:
Individual Tournament Trophies
- K-2: 1st - 3rd Overall, U400 (Top Score), U200 (Top 2 Scores), Unrated (Top 2 Scores);
- K-5: 1st - 6th Overall, Top score U600, 400, 200, and Unrated;
- K-8: 1st-6th Overall, Top Score U800, U600, U400, Unrated;
- K-12: 1st-3rd Overall, U800, U600, Unrated.
- First Tournament Players:Medals for all players participating in their first USCF Rated Tournament.
- Team Trophies:Top three team scores for K-2, K-5, K-8, and K-12
- Individual Trophies: Trophies awarded for same categories as individual tournament trophies (only bigger)
The next weekend is the Barber/Denker tournament in Iowa City!
Jan 19, 2013
2013 Iowa Denker (Grades 9-12) & Barber (Grades K-8) Qualifying Tournament
The Iowa State Chess Association is pleased to host Denker and Barber qualifying event to determine the High School and Grade K-8 Champion. The Denker is open to high school students (9-12) only. Barber is open to students in grades K-8 only. Champions have the right to represent Iowa in the 2013 Denker Tournament of High School Champions and Barber K-8 State Champions to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in August, 2013. Students must be under 19 as of 9/1/2013. In the case of a tie for first place, a match will be held at mutually agreed upon time to determine the representative to the national event Where: Iowa City ,Kirkwood Community College - Iowa City Campus ,1816 Lower Muscatine Road ,Iowa City ,IA 52240 Reg: On-site registration will be from 9:00 to 9:45 am on the day of the tournament. Rounds: 4 games - 60 minutes per player per game. Games at 10:00, 12:30, Games 3 & 4 ASAP. If there are less than 8 players, TD reserves the right to cancel round 4. Entry Fee: $10 if registered by 1/17/2013, $15 at site. Pre-register by contacting James Hodina at james.hodina@chessiniowa on or before 1/26/2011. Please include Name, USCF ID #, and grade. Prize Info: Trophies to Top 5 Overall. Denker: Top scores for USCF U1200, U1000, U800, U600 & Unrated. Barber: Top scores for USCF U1000, U800, U600, U400 & Unrated. Medals for first time tournament players US Chess Federation (USCF) membership required. On-Site Available. Send Entry Fee to: Submit 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, Section, and School with your registration. Additional Info: Half-point bye available any round if requested before Rd 1.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Borlaug Player Wins Tournament!
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
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 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
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