Grade Level Tournament at UW Milwaukee

The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation (WSCF) hosted this annual grade level event at the UWM Union.  It was a big hit, as always, with almost 400 players in attendance!

3rd grade 

• Jonathan played in his first tournament and did great, taking 3 wins on the day!

4th grade 

• Jack had a very good day, also with 3 wins!

6th grade 

• Emmett had a very good day with 3.5 wins and took the 10th place trophy!

10th grade 

• Anthony had a good day in the very competitive High School division (10-12) and took 2 wins.

Milwaukee German Immersion Tournament 

The MSCC brought 6 players to the MGIS Tournament, run by IAC.  It was a very big event, nearly 150 players!

We had mixed success as a club, but I was very proud of how our players handled themselves and took notation - especially the younger players!

K5 non-rated 

• Congratulations to Everett for playing in his first tournament, taking great notation and getting 2 points on the day!
• Jack & TJ played some good games getting 2-1/2 and 2 points on the day 

K8 rated 

• Jace, Will and Emmett played some good games but also had some tough competition in the rated section.  Lots to build on for future tournaments!

Muskego Melee Tournament 

Lake Denoon Middle School / IAC 

On Saturday the MSCC hosted our own annual tournament / fund raiser at Lake Denoon Middle School.  Our club brought 18 players to the school.  In total we had 63 players from schools in the area, from Milwaukee and up to Kewaskum .

Special thank you to:

• Nikki Kamperschroer for volunteering her time to be on site, and Jodie Henneberry for helping with reservations 
• IAC for yet another smooth running tournament - Chris, Ryan and Robin
• Our volunteers - donating and running the concessions

Results 

K8 non rated 

• Our biggest section (and the tournaments biggest) - we had 13 players across all schools.
• The LDMS  team of TJ, Erik, Howie, Nolan, Emmett and Garrick took the 3rd place team trophy!
• Emmett lead the way with 7th place!
• The combined team of Jack, Henri, Marcus, Murphy, Will, Charlie and Shivas took the 2nd place team trophy!
• Will lead the way with 6th place, at 3.5 points, Jack took 8th place w/ 3 points!

K8 rated 

• Jace and Vincent stepped up to this division, and both played well.  
• Vincent took the 6th place trophy!  

K12 rated 

• Our HS team dominated this division, with Anthony taking 1st place, Quinn taking 2nd place and Mason taking 3rd!  Together they took the 1st place team trophy!

 Whitefish Bay High School Tournament 

IAC 

Our club brought 7 players to the tournament, the first time we've played at Whitefish Bay HS.

We had a great time and for the most part, took good notation which really helped with the wins and game analysis afterwards,

K8 non rated 

• Jack was our only MV player and it was his first tournament!  He played well and took 2 wins 
• TJ, Emmett and Owen represented the LD side, getting 2, 3, and 2 wins respectively 
• Charlie and Will had very good days - Will took 3 wins and Charlie went an amazing 5-0, took 1st place and earned his red wrist band!  Congratulations!

The team of Jack, TJ, Emmett and Owen took the 3rd place team trophy for the club!

K8 rated 

• Jace took on the tough task of continuing to play & grow in the rated section which, on Saturday, was also combined with the K12 section.  He took 1 win in 4 games.

 Season kick off for MSCC at USM

Our club brought 10 players to University School in Mequon on Saturday - we had a great time and played some very good matches!

Congratulations to TJ and Charlie for attending their first tournament!  And to Vincent and Will for their first since moving to Wisconsin!

K8 unrated 

• Will P led the way with 4 wins and a 3rd place finish, also earning his red wrist band in the process!
• Emmett was right behind w/ 3-1/2 wins and a 4th place finish.
• Howie had 3 wins and Charlie had 2-1/2, and Henri got a win before having to leave early 
• The team of TJ, Howie and Emmett too the 2nd place team finish for Lake Denoon!

K8 rated 

• Jace, Vincent and Will H all stepped up to play in a tough rated section and had some good matches on the day 

K12

• Mason played in a very competitive K12 section and took 2 of 4 wins.

 First class is set for Wednesday Oct 15th from 6:30-8, Mill Valley cafeteria

See you there!

 Stay tuned for 2025-206 chess year sign up information!

Our plan is to hold lessons again at Mill Valley on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8 starting the first week in October, however this is not confirmed yet.  There is a new sign up system to reserve spaces and we're working through a couple of issues.