End of Quarter Ratings

End of Quarter Ratings

CaV	810
BA	653
ST	544
PeX	519
LX	316
DH	304
CX	286
WA	249
YT	146
LR	117
DaB	113

Coach names Dream Teams for Feb 20 !

Anyone can sign up for the tournament February 20 either by
going to the schoolchess.org website and registering or showing up
at Metcalf Jr High in Burnsville before 8:30 on February 20.
You will need $10 for the entrance fee, $5 for lunch and a ride
to the Metcalf Jr. High by 8:30 and home again at about 4:00. Carpool with someone else on the list.
I'm going to try to have the school pay half.
Don't worry if your name is not on my list. You cannot hurt our team score by not doing well.
You will play 5 games (perhaps 4 in 7th or 8th grade with more time per game)

If you haven't played in a year, don't worry. You have matured and actually will play a lot better than the last time you touched a chessboard. I've been coaching a long time and have found this to be true.

Encourage your friends to come out for chess club and see if we can make a dream come true.
If you see a friend's name on this list, tell them they made Mr. Heinemann's dream team!

DREAM TEAMS (we need 3 for a team)

8th grade
 980 Shyion Bonner
 742 Pahlee Thao
 714 Bobby Fraser
 677 Ethan Yang
 612 John Schray

The top three comprise the team that took 2nd place in the state last year. The addition of Ethan and John will make this a powerful team. There are better players out there, but are there better teams?

7th grade
732 Victoria Vang
657 Caleb Gamez
532 Sirichai Thao
522 Pengxu Xiong
519 Steven Estrada
495 Ahmad Oatis
Not as strong as the 8th grade team, but this team could score 7 points - is that good enough??

6th grade
 810 Caleb Vang
 653 Bailey Arrigoni
 647 Annabel Yang
 555 Michael Davis
I'm excited to see what this team could do. 8 points maybe

5th grade - no dream team

4th grade
 741 Luche Yang
 492 Elvis Schiung
 344 Anly Lee
 289 Wameng Thao
 287 Dealir Lee
The top two are solid players who can score 5+ points can we get 1.5 or 2 from someone else?

3rd grade - no dream team but I'd like to see how some of our top 3rd graders can do.

Ratings after Jan 26 and tournament schedule

Congratulations on Monday's 2-1 win over Breck!

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Feb 6 Zachary Lane Elementary, Plymouth (optional)
Feb 20 Metcalf Jr High, Burnsville (Grade Level Championships - we need 3 for a team)
Mar 12 Metcalf Jr High, Burnsville (Jr. High Championships)
Apr 9-10 Breck, Golden Valley (Statewide Championships for Grades K-3, and 4-6)
Apr 30 Zachary Lane Elementary, Plymouth (optional)

The following players may be receiving awards in the next tournament or two:
Billy and Diana have 11 points - if you don't have a medal yet, you'll get one at the next tournament
Luche will receive a silver medal at his next tournament
Elvis and Annabel need only one and a half more points to earn a bronze medal
Ahmad and Caleb V need only 2 more points to earn a bronze medal.
Ethan needs 3 and a half to earn his silver medal.

Caleb	810
Bailey	653
Sirichai	532
Pengxu	522
Landen	310
Dahku	304
Chenou	286
Wanchai	249
Yupheng	146
Lanaya	117
Dallas	113

Latest News

There is a chess tournament for children  Saturday Jan 23 at Metcalf Jr High in Burnsville. There are separate sections for grades 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9. Show up before 8:30 to register. Done at about 2:30. Cost is $20 plus about $5 for lunch. If cost is a problem, let me know. Coach Bill Heinemann 651-451-8412

REMINDER - Upper School has a chess match against Breck on Monday after school - meet in the second floor computer lab at 4:00. All players welcome.

UPPER SCHOOL

Caleb	787
Bailey	639
Sirichai	504
Pengxu	500
Landen	298
Dahku	289
Chenou	286
Wanchai	244
Yupheng	146
Lanaya	117
Dallas	113

LOWER SCHOOL

LY	741
ES	492
AnL	344
WT	289
DLe	287
AY	263
JrC	252
EV	235
YV	219
JL	195
IV	176
KA	172
WV	162
LB	161
GF	161
AlC	156
DG	156
KC	155
AdL	155
JT	155
DJ	152
JnC	152
ChV	143
DT	142
JM	140
EY	139
RV	139
KN	138
BV	137
EjV	136
JmV	135
AH	135
JaL	125
GV	125
NL	124
AS	118
MYT	117
JV	116
LR	116
TJ	115
NN	115
VC	114
LX	114
EtX	114
DMH	104
MM	100
JH	100
KW	100
DLo	100

Ratings an upcoming matches

Middle School - I'm trying to set up a match after school on Monday Jan 25 against another school.
We'd play after school in the library.

LOWER SCHOOL

Init	14-Jan
LY	736
ES	514
AnL	339
DLe	282
WT	271
JrC	236
AY	231
EV	230
YV	202
JL	190
IV	184
KA	167
LB	161
WV	157
GF	156
KC	151
AlC	151
RV	151
DG	151
AdL	150
JT	150
DJ	147
JnC	147
ChV	138
JM	135
EY	134
KN	133
EjV	131
JmV	130
AH	130
ML	120
JaL	120
DT	120
GV	120
NL	119
BV	116
LR	116
AS	113
MYT	112
JkC	110
TJ	110
NN	110
VC	109
LX	109
EtX	109
DMH	104
JH	102
MM	100
KW	100
DLo	100

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Caleb	802
Bailey	631
Pengxu	485
Sirichai	508
Chenou	305
Landen	277
Dahku	260
Wanchai	244
Yupheng	146
Dallas	111
Lanaya	106

We did a worksheet on Forks and practiced playing via computer.
We've got some interscholastic matches coming up.

Caleb	792
Bailey	620
Pengxu	493
Sirichai	487
Chenou	323
Landen	257
Dahku	244
Wanchai	244
Yupheng	155
Dallas	113
Lanaya	106

New year ratings

We learned the en passant move and practiced the King Rook ending.

Name	5-Jan
Caleb	771
Bailey	599
Pengxu	476
Sirichai	466
Chenou	323
Dahku	244
Wanchai	244
Landen	237
Yupheng	138
Lanaya	106
Dallas	100