PLAYOFF FINAL STANDINGS
1. Metcalf
2. Seward
3. Capital Hill
4. Seven Hills
Monday, June 1, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Interesting positions from the matches
I'll be adding more to this positions post as I have time. Check periodically to see if one of your games is here. Answers are at the bottom of this post.
Position 1 Round 2 Victoria vs Peyton. Peyton has just played b5 and Victoria is trying to find a good place for her queen. Where should she move?
Problem #2 Harrison of Cap Hill has just played Ba3 preventing Caleb of Farnsworth from Castling and also threatening immediate mate on e7 if the Queen moves. What should Caleb do?
Problem #3
Simon of Farnsworth has just played Bh6. How should Oscar of Friendly Hills respond?
Answers
#1. Nxb5 if cxb5 2. Bxb5+ Ke7 Nxc6+ winning the queen. If instead of Ke7 he tries Nd7 it's still Bxe7+ Ke7 Nc6+ and the queen is a goner. Even if he doesn't take on move 1, white has many threats.
#2. Move the queen anyway. ... QKd2+ 2. Kf1 Qxf2# This would have resulted in a drawn match between Capitol Hill and Farnsworth A.
#3. The queen is the only thing supporting that bishop - give it a nudge - Bc8. The queen must move and the bishop falls.
Position 1 Round 2 Victoria vs Peyton. Peyton has just played b5 and Victoria is trying to find a good place for her queen. Where should she move?
Problem #3
Simon of Farnsworth has just played Bh6. How should Oscar of Friendly Hills respond?
Answers
#1. Nxb5 if cxb5 2. Bxb5+ Ke7 Nxc6+ winning the queen. If instead of Ke7 he tries Nd7 it's still Bxe7+ Ke7 Nc6+ and the queen is a goner. Even if he doesn't take on move 1, white has many threats.
#2. Move the queen anyway. ... QKd2+ 2. Kf1 Qxf2# This would have resulted in a drawn match between Capitol Hill and Farnsworth A.
#3. The queen is the only thing supporting that bishop - give it a nudge - Bc8. The queen must move and the bishop falls.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Final Standings (Verified)
Here are the final standings of the Twin Cities Division of the Jr High Chess League.
I corrected numbers for Peyton and Oscar. Now all totals match.
This was not an SCA event and therefore no merit points were awarded.
I have begun to post some interesting positions from some of the games on the most recent post.
I corrected numbers for Peyton and Oscar. Now all totals match.
This was not an SCA event and therefore no merit points were awarded.
I have begun to post some interesting positions from some of the games on the most recent post.
Team Results
Seward and Capitol Hill advance to the playoffs at Metcalf Jr. High Mar 21. Gook luck!
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Individual Results
Several players have earned an outstanding player award (*) by scoring at least 5 points. You will learn more about that award at the playoffs at Metcalf.
Just a reminder to the teams going on, to keep your players in proper order. Tap into the USCF or SCA databases to get the relative strength of your players, or have an internal rating system. Then keep you players in that order. Players are sorted below based on their typical board number with board 1 listed first.
Forfeits 16
Just a reminder to the teams going on, to keep your players in proper order. Tap into the USCF or SCA databases to get the relative strength of your players, or have an internal rating system. Then keep you players in that order. Players are sorted below based on their typical board number with board 1 listed first.
| Team | Name | W | L | D | Award | |
| Seward | Tiger | Worku | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelson | Munene | 5 | 1 | 0 | * | |
| Sam | Kendrick | 6 | 0 | 0 | * | |
| Marshall | Urban | 5 | 0 | 1 | * | |
| Noah | Muller | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alex | Schuck | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Malcolm | Munene | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Capitol Hill | Sasha | Hydrie | 5 | 0 | 1 | * |
| Mani | Chadaga | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger | Easthouse | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joseph | Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2 | * | |
| Matthias | Baese | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Harrison | Ash | 5 | 0 | 0 | * | |
| Breck | Ishan | Nadkarni | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pat | Liss | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ben | Liss | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peyton | Schweibert | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Aditi | Nadkarni | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ethan | Richter | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Farnsworth | Seth | Xiong | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Shyion | Bonner | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chinu | Thao | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bobby | Fraser | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pahlee | Thao | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Simon | Thao | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Caleb | Vang | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Victoria | Vang | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dineth | Altmann | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Luche | Yang | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annabel | Yang | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin | Thao | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elvis | Schiung | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fr. Hills | Josh | Philips | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tom | McDermott | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Carter | Hahnfeldt | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oscar | Halverson | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Isaiah | Walker | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jack | Larson | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Emma | Stevenson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Monday, February 2, 2015
Positions from Jan 31 and next meet
Saturday's Meet
Next matches are Feb 28. 2015. Meet at 8:45 at First Covenant Church in St. Paul 1280 Arcade. (3 blks North of Maryland) When entering the building from the parking lot, turn left on the sidewalk before you enter the building and head toward the triple doors to the south.
Rd 4 Capitol Hill vs Seward, Farnsworth A vs Friendly Hills, Farnsworth B vs Breck
Rd 5 Seward vs Breck, Friendly Hills vs Farnsworth B, Capitol Hill vs Farnsworth A
Rd 6 Team 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 and 5 vs 6.
After 6 rounds the top 2 teams advance to the league playoffs at Metcalf in Burnsville on March 21. Top teams are determined by match record, then total points for the tiebreaker. If still tied it goes down to how they did head-to-head.
Here are some positions from Jan 31.
Here Oscar Halvorson of Friendly Hills, playing White has a chance to put away Noah Muller from Seward on board 4. Oscar almost got it right, but couldn't quite finish it. What should he have done?
This is how the game progressed, Oscar playing wonderfully.
1. Qg6+! Kh8
2. Qxh6+ Kg8
3. Nxg5 Ne5
...but then he couldn't find the next move. What should he have played?
That knight on e5 is messing up everything. Just take it! Bxe5 with multiple threats of checkmate.The game continued 4. Qh7+ Kf8
Oscar can still win. How?
Oscar played 5. Bxf7? but 5. Bxe5 still wins. Qd7 is the only move that staves off mate 6. Qh8+ Ke7 7. Bf6#
Problem #2 Dineth Altmann of Farnsworth missed what I thought was the easiest path to victory for Black. What move would guarantee an easy win?
I thought 1. ... Qf6+
2. Kh5 Qg7 makes it easy to pick off the dangerous pawn.
But he played 1. ... Qf5+ 2. Kg7 Now normally a pawn on h7 and the King guarding h8 is a draw for White, but Dineth's King is close enough to get the win. How?
2. ... Qf6+ 3. Kg8 Ke6! 3. h8(Q) Qf7#! Matthias could have asked for a knight, but Black could still win quickly. How?
3. h8(N) Qh6 4. Nf7 Qg6+ 5. Kh8 Qf6+ (taking the knight with either piece results in stalemate)
6. Kg8 Qxf6+ and the rest is straightforward.
Next matches are Feb 28. 2015. Meet at 8:45 at First Covenant Church in St. Paul 1280 Arcade. (3 blks North of Maryland) When entering the building from the parking lot, turn left on the sidewalk before you enter the building and head toward the triple doors to the south.
Rd 4 Capitol Hill vs Seward, Farnsworth A vs Friendly Hills, Farnsworth B vs Breck
Rd 5 Seward vs Breck, Friendly Hills vs Farnsworth B, Capitol Hill vs Farnsworth A
Rd 6 Team 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 and 5 vs 6.
After 6 rounds the top 2 teams advance to the league playoffs at Metcalf in Burnsville on March 21. Top teams are determined by match record, then total points for the tiebreaker. If still tied it goes down to how they did head-to-head.
Here are some positions from Jan 31.
Here Oscar Halvorson of Friendly Hills, playing White has a chance to put away Noah Muller from Seward on board 4. Oscar almost got it right, but couldn't quite finish it. What should he have done?
1. Qg6+! Kh8
2. Qxh6+ Kg8
3. Nxg5 Ne5
...but then he couldn't find the next move. What should he have played?
That knight on e5 is messing up everything. Just take it! Bxe5 with multiple threats of checkmate.The game continued 4. Qh7+ Kf8
Oscar can still win. How?
Oscar played 5. Bxf7? but 5. Bxe5 still wins. Qd7 is the only move that staves off mate 6. Qh8+ Ke7 7. Bf6#
Problem #2 Dineth Altmann of Farnsworth missed what I thought was the easiest path to victory for Black. What move would guarantee an easy win?
2. Kh5 Qg7 makes it easy to pick off the dangerous pawn.
But he played 1. ... Qf5+ 2. Kg7 Now normally a pawn on h7 and the King guarding h8 is a draw for White, but Dineth's King is close enough to get the win. How?
2. ... Qf6+ 3. Kg8 Ke6! 3. h8(Q) Qf7#! Matthias could have asked for a knight, but Black could still win quickly. How?
3. h8(N) Qh6 4. Nf7 Qg6+ 5. Kh8 Qf6+ (taking the knight with either piece results in stalemate)
6. Kg8 Qxf6+ and the rest is straightforward.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Jan 31 Results
A lot of exciting games this morning. Here's the team standings and individual standings.
Coaches - keep in mind that there are outstanding player awards for those who win 5 or more games.
So don't sit out a player who is in the running. Also remember to keep your players in proper order.
TEAM STANDINGS
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Coaches - keep in mind that there are outstanding player awards for those who win 5 or more games.
So don't sit out a player who is in the running. Also remember to keep your players in proper order.
TEAM STANDINGS
| Seward | Cap Hill | Breck | Farn A | Farn B | Fr Hills | Matches | Games | |
| Seward | 4-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 3 - 0 | 14 | |||
| Cap Hill | 3.5-1.5 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 3 - 0 | 12.5 | |||
| Breck | 1.5 - 3.5 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 2 - 1 | 11.5 | |||
| Farn A | 1-4 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 1 - 2 | 7 | |||
| Farn B | 0-5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 - 3 | 2 | |||
| Fr Hills | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0 - 3 | 0 |
| School | Name | W | L | D |
| Seward | Tiger Worku | 2 | ||
| Nelson Munene | 3 | |||
| Sam Kendrick | 3 | |||
| Marshall Urban | 3 | |||
| Noah Muller | 2 | 1 | ||
| Alex Schuck | 1 | |||
| Farnsworth | Seth Xiong | 2 | 1 | |
| Chinu Thao | 1 | 2 | ||
| Caleb Vang | 1 | 2 | ||
| Simon Thao | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pahlee Thao | 2 | 1 | ||
| Victoria Vang | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dineth Altmann | 1 | 2 | ||
| Capitol Hill | Harrison Ash | 2 | ||
| Matthias Baese | 2 | |||
| Sasha Hydrie | 3 | |||
| Mani Chadaga | 3 | |||
| Roger Easthouse | 2 | |||
| Joseph Thompson | 2 | 1 | ||
| Friendly Hills | Josh Philips | 3 | ||
| Tom McDermott | 3 | |||
| Carter Hahnfeldt | 3 | |||
| Oscar Halverson | 2 | |||
| Breck | Ishan Nadkarni | 1 | 2 | |
| Patrick Liss | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ben Liss | 2 | 1 | ||
| Peyton Schweibert | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Aditi Nadkarni | 2 | 1 | ||
| Forfeits | 13 | |||
| 42 | 42 | 6 |
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