Hi All hope you had a great summer!  Chess will be starting up on October 7th!

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 WI State Scholastic Chess Championship

The MSCC brought 6 players to our year end tournament that was run by the IAC, and this time took place at a Marriott in Middleton.  It was a very well run tournament that had well over 400 players!

For most of the players this was their first time at "State".  It's a two day event with 4 matches played on Saturday and 2 on Sunday, all G45 format, so it can be mentally more challenging that our normal tournaments.  But everyone did great and had some fun along the way!

K5

• Jackson was our only player in this section and took 2-1/2 wins 

K8

• Emmett & Charlie each had 2 wins,  Jace had 2-1/2 and Vincent lead the way with 4 wins, also earning his red wrist band in the process!

K12

• Anthony had a really great tournament, taking 4-1/2 wins and the 7th place trophy!

Congratulations to all on some really well played matches!

 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.

 State Championship at UW Oshkosh

The MSCC attended UW Oshkosh this weekend for the annual State Championship, run by the IAC.  It was a well run & fun event, with nearly 500 players in attendance!!

K5

• Emmett was our only player in this section and finished the day w/ 2 wins

K8

• In this section Mason led the way with 4 wins and took a trophy home, tied for 6th place!  Mia finished the day w/ 1 win

K12 Varsity 1 Team 

• This was the first time in several years that we had enough HS players to field at team!  Our Varsity 1 team consisted of: 
• Board 1 - Andy
• Board 2 - Luke 
• Board 3 - Anthony
• Board 4 - Jack 
• It is a fun format where our team plays another team - head to head  on each board.  Points are scored for a team win and individual wins.
• Our team went 2-2 on the day and took home the 6th place team trophy!

Great job by all today - it's a very long day with a lot of competition.  We played well and showed great sportsmanship!

 WSCF Grade Level Tournament at UW Milwaukee 

Our Muskego club brought 8 players to the tournament yesterday, held at the UW Milwaukee student union.   Final results are not posted yet, but will be available soon at the WSCF website.

There were nearly 400 players yesterday(!)  in 11 sections and the round times stayed pretty much on track.

Grade 1 

• Henri & Shivas played in this section.  Henri had 2-1/2 wins out of 5, and Shivas had 3, in his first tournament!  For such young players, they did a fantastic job!

Grade 5

• Owen & Emmett were our players in this section.  Owen had 2 wins and Emmett had 2-1/2.  Both took good notation so it was fun going over their games!

Grade 7

• Will was our only player in this grade and took 1 win in this big section with tough competition.

Grade 9

• Anthony was our only player in this section and took 2 wins.

Grade 10-12

• Luke had 2-1/2 wins and Quinn had 4-1/2 out of 5, taking the first place trophy!

There was some really good & tough competition the whole day.  Our club played some very good matches and represented us well!

 Grace Christian Academy / IAC Tournament 

On Saturday we brought just 3 players to the GCA Tournament in West Allis, but we still had a great time & played some really good chess!

K12 unrated 

• Mia led the way with 3-1/2 wins out of 5 and took the 3rd place trophy!  Aiden also had 3-1/2 wins and took the 4th place trophy, earning his red wrist band!  And Emmett was close behind with 3 wins, taking the 6th place trophy.
• The team of 3 took the 2nd place team trophy for the club!

Next up: WSCF Grade Level at UWM and State Championship at UW Oshkosh

 New Berlin Eisenhower / IAC Tournament 

The MSCC brought 7 players to New Berlin Eisenhower middle school.  It was a smaller tournament and the first one held at this school in quite a while, but it was well run and still provided for some good competition for our club!

K8 non rated 

• Will led the way with 3 wins and took 5th place, Mia took 6th place and Emmett took 8th place.  All 5 of our players has at least 2 wins, sometimes having to play against each other because it was a smaller section.
• The above players, along with Erik and Jace took home the 1st place team trophy for the club!

K8 rated 

• Mason was our only player in this section - he had a very good day taking 3-1/2 out of 5 and a 4th place finish!

K12 rated 

• Luke was our only player in this section and took 1-1/2 on the day

Next up - Grace Christian Academy!

Brookfield East HS Spartan Open / IAC 

The MSCC brought 9 players to Brookfield on Saturday to participate in the Spartan Open, which was run by the IAC.  It was a big event, over 120 players with a lot of good competition!  We represented our club very well and had a good time!

K5 non rated 

- Congratulations to Aiden for playing in his first tournament!  We also had Emmett in just his second tournament and Jace in his third.  Each of them took 3 out 5 and played some nice games!

K12 rated 

- This is always such a tough section, but our players did well!  Quinn led the way with 3.5 out of four and took the fist place trophy!  Luke took 5th place with 3 out of 4 and Anthony took 7th with 2.5 out of four. 

The team of Luke, Anthony, Josh, Jack, and Emily took home the first place team trophy!

Great job by all, lots of fun!

 Muskego Melee at LDMS Tournament 

On Saturday the MSCC hosted our own tournament at LDMS, run by the IAC.  While the turnout was lower than we had hoped for, it was run very well and we had a great time!  Our players represented their schools and our club with great sportsmanship!!

This was also a fundraiser for the club -  Huge thanks to LDMS and Nikki Kamperschroer for taking her time to be there with us!  Also big thanks to all of our volunteers who helped set up and take down the tables/chairs, donated concessions and ran it during the event!

K8 non rated 

This was the biggest section of the tournament, and it was the first one for a number of our players.  Congratulation to Lukas, Howard, Waylon, Brixton, Emmett and Garrick for playing in their first tournament!!  They did great, and took a lot of good notation as well, which will really help them to improve!

Lukas took 4th place, Emmett took 5th,  Mia took 6th, Will took 7th and Jace took 8th - everyone had 3 wins (order based on tie breakers). Ashton also had 3 wins.

Erik, Howard, Waylon, Brixton, Henri and Garrick played some great games as well.

The Lake Denoon team of Mia, Erik Ashton, and Emmett took the first place trophy!

The Mill Valley team of Lukas, Howard, Waylon and Henri took the 3rd place trophy!

K8 Rated 

Mason took 6th place with 3 wins and Gavin took 12th with 2 wins.

Together they took the 2nd place team trophy for the club!

K12 rated 

This section did not have many players so unfortunately our players had to play each other, which normally doesn't happen.  Nevertheless they played some very good long games.

Quinn took 1st place going 4 out of 4!  Anthony took 3rd place w/ 2 wins.  Jack took 4th, Luke took 5th, Josh took 6th and Emily took 7th.

 University School Milwaukee - IAC Tournament 

We brought 9 players to the USM tournament on Saturday - for 5 of them it was their first tournament which is awsome!

It was a well run tournament by the IAC and our players did a great job!

K8 rated 

Mason was our only player in this section, but this was his break out day and he dominated!  He went 5-0, taking home the first place trophy!!  In the process, he beat 3 players above his own rating level and will easily get the purple wristband!  Way to go Mason!

K8 non rated 

For 4 of our 5 players this was their first tournament!  I was impressed with how well they adapted and took good notation!  Everyone demonstrated great sportsmanship and I'm confident their skills improved because of this tournament!

Henri is in first grade in his first tournament and got two draws!  Dominic had two wins, Jace has three and Will also had three, taking home the 7th place trophy!  For those three it was their first tournament!  Mia played some strong games, taking 2-1/2 out of 5!

K12 rated 

Kudos to Emily for playing in her first tournament!  This is a very competitive section to play in for anyone, let alone the first time!  Jack had a good day with 2 of 4 wins, and Luke had another very good tournament with 3 of 4 wins and took the 5th place trophy!  Together the group took the 3rd place team trophy!

Next up -  Muskego Melee at Lake Denoon on Dec 7th!

 Medical College Tournament 

This weekend we attended the IAC-run tournament at the Medical College campus in Tosa, which is always a nice event and a good fundraiser.  It was a smaller group - about 40 players - but still very competitive.

We brought 5 players to this event: 

Mia and Eric played in the K8 not rated section.  Eric took 5th place and Mia took 4th and together they took the 2nd place team trophy for Lake Denoon

Anthony, Jack and Luke played in the K12 USCF rated section.  Anthony took 5th place (tie breakers all the way to 2nd) with 3 out of 4 wins.  Jack took 8th place with 2 out of 4 and Luke had 1 out of 4.  Together they took the 2nd place trophy for Muskego High School. For a smaller section (14 players) it was amazing how competitive it was!

Great job to all!

 Brookfield East Tournament 

MSCC brought just 3 players to the IAC opening tournament on Saturday, hosted by Brookfield East High School.  While it was a smaller event (only about 50 players) we still had fun and played some good games!

K8 non rated - Mia played in this section and took 2 of 5 and a 3rd place trophy!

K8 rated - Congratulations to Gavin (GB) for playing in his first tournament ever and going right to the rated section, which had quite a bit of competition.  He played well and is looking forward to the next!

K12 rated - Luke had a great day, taking 3 of 4 and missing the 4th by the narrowest of margins.  He took home a 3rd place trophy in a very competitive section!

 

Hope you've all been enjoying summer and maybe playing a little (or a lot of!) chess here and there!

Look for the sign up button to be updated by early September.

Once again, lessons will be held at Mill Valley cafeteria from 6:30-8, starting Wednesday October 2nd.

 2024 WI State Scholastic Championships at UW Oshkosh

On Saturday the MSCC brought just 4 players to our year end event held at UW Oshkosh, which was run by the IAC.  It was very well run for a busy one day event that had close to 300 players in K5, K8 and K12 (plus another 100 players in the K12 team format event).

K8 

Mia had 2 wins on the day, Mason had 2-1/2 wins and Anthony led the way with 4 wins and an 11th place finish (actually tied for 6th place) !

K12

Luke had 3 points for the day - 2 wins & 2 draws

Everyone played some very good rounds and had some good competition as well.

It was a great way to finish the year, officially for the club, anyway.  There are a couple other events still going on in April for anyone who wishes to join (I'll forward emails).

Looking forward to seeing everyone in fall!

Coach Dan