MHS CHESS defeats ARROWHEAD

Our high school chess team defeated Arrowhead on Tue 1/14.
We won 8, lost 1 and drew 1.
Varsity won 37.5 to 2.5 and Jayvee won 20-5.  Way to go team!   Next week we travel to the very tough Brookfield Academy team, where every single game we will be underdogs!

Great Time at LDMS!

Lots of good things happened at Lake Denoon Middle School, in our own tournament!  I will post results later today as time allows.
For now, THANK YOU to all who attended, and a BIG thank you to those who volunteered their time, or snacks, or both- especially Glynis, Dan and Lori Schantz, Leah, Dan G, and others who gave so much. Another huge thank you to Mark Nagy and the custodial staff who were extremely helpful getting things ready for us, set up, clean up, etc.  Things ran very smoothly!

Not only does this tournament "keep us on the map" but also generated some funds to keep our club rolling. 

NEXT UP- 

1) Nicolet High School is an easier (WSCF) tournament for anybody who wants some extra practice (we are not attending as full club).  wisconsinscholasticchess.com is the site to sign up for just that one tournament.

2) Star of Bethlehem tournament is our next "official" tournament on 1/25 - register today on ia-chess.com (Mr. Matt's site), or email Mr. Seghers (seghers@gmail.com) if you would like to play.

We will of course be having class on 1/15 and 1/22 as usual.

There IS chess tonight at MHS! See you then!

6pm - testing
630-8pm - normal class with Matt, Danny, Mark instructing different sections.

SIGN UP NOW - Lake Denoon tournament 1/11 !!

Less than one week to go til our OWN chess tournament, on Sat Jan 11.

If you have been thinking about a tournament (especially if you are blue, or close to blue division), NOW is the time!  We have added two UNRATED divisions for K3 and K6!   We also have USCF rated divisions for more experienced players.  If you are in doubt, go with unrated.  You don't have to sign up for USCF if you play in an unrated division.

Tournaments are where we get the chance to play meaningful games in a well-structured environment.  Often times, this is where kids really "catch the fever" of chess.  This is also a great time to spend time with other kids in the club, and to receive some one-on-one mentoring from some of the instructors, parents and older players.

PLEASE SIGN UP ASAP for our own chess tournament, hosted by Lake Denoon Middle School!  If you like, email Mr. Seghers seghers@gmail.com with your child's name, grade, school and I will sign them up for you.

HERE IS THE LINK TO ALL THE INFORMATION - Click here!  <- Tournament Flyer

HERE IS HOW YOU SIGN UP - Either:   <- Register Now!!

1) Go to THIS LINK HERE and register then sign up your child, OR

2) EMAIL Mr. Seghers (seghers@gmail.com) with your child's name, school, grade and the division you want

Registration closes soon!  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you.

- Mr Seghers/ Mark

High School Chess (at Brookfield Acad) is CANCELLED

Due to inclement weather, our match at Brookfield Academy is cancelled.   Tentative rescheduling is Jan 21st where we had previously scheduled a Bye.

Thanks to those on Chess.com!!

Thank you to those players who have joined Chess.com and have shared their ID with me.  I have gone out there and placed comments on some of the games.  Because we have such a large club and so few instructors, we will be spending the most off-class time with the players who show EFFORT and who attend tournaments.  Chess.com is a great way to improve your game, and win or lose, it shows effort.
Remember, Chess.com starts everybody at 1200, and you will lose a lot of games before you start to win. See these losses as lessons.  Replay your LOSSES more than your wins.  It's hard, but this is how you learn.  Be proud of the games you are playing - not just the games you win.

Keep fighting, kids!!

High School Chess matches in Cafeteria 1/14 and 1/28

We don't have access to room 243 on the 14th or the 28th, so we'll have our high school matches in the cafeteria on those days.  This affects the High School Team only.  Wednesday chess is still in the cafeteria of course from 6:30-8:00 pm.