McKinley Elementary School Tournament / IAC 

On Saturday the MSCC brought 11 players to McKinley for a tournament that was run by the IAC.  It was a great turnout w/ over 130 players in 4 sections!

K3 UNR

• Sammy was our only player in this section, but he had a very good day, taking 3 out of 5 and just missing out on the awards 

K5 UNR 

• Mia & Sawyer were our two players in this section.  Mia had a good day with 2 of 5 wins, and Sawyer had a truly awesome day taking all 5 wins and bringing home a first place trophy!  He also earned his red wrist band in the process!

K12 UNR 

• It's unusual to have an unrated section for K12, and we had quite a range of players and schools in this section, ranging from 6th - 12th grades.
• Our team was made up of Evelyn, Mason, Grant, Anthony, Steven and Preston.  Everyone had at least 2 wins which was really great!
• Preston, actually playing in his first tournament took 3 wins and an 8th place trophy
• Steven took 3-1/2 wins and a 5th place trophy
• Anthony took 4 wins and a 3rd place trophy!
• The entire team took home the first place trophy for Muskego!

K12 rated 

• Luke & Josh represented this section. Luke took 1-1/2 out of 4 and Josh took 3 out of 4, not easy to do!

Our team represented the club very well and took home some nice trophies!  Great job by all!

 Muskego Ice Blitz

Bad weather cancelled chess class, but we had a fun Lichess Arena tournament tonight instead!

14 players online!

Anthony, Luke and Quinn were the top 3 but there were many lead changes along the way!

Great job all!

  Bethune Academy / IAC Tournament Results 

Four MSCC players joined the first tournament ever held at Bethune Academy in Milwaukee and we had a great time!  The venue worked out very well and the tournament was well run by the IAC 

K4 rated

• Sawyer was our only player in this section - he played well taking 2 out of 5 and a 6th place individual trophy!

K8 non rated 

• Dean and Evelyn joined this section.  Dean played well, taking 2 of 5 and Evelyn had a very good day, taking 4 of 5, earning her red wrist band and a 2nd place individual trophy!

K12 rated 

• Quinn was our only player in this section and he had a great day, taking 3-1/2 out of 4 and bringing home a first place individual trophy, and even a 3rd place team trophy!

I was most impressed by our good sportsmanship and notation taking (almost all games), which helped us review the games in between rounds.

Nice job to all!

 Horizon Elementary / IAC Tournament January 21st

The MSCC brought 6 players to this event yesterday.  Tournament participation has been down this year in general, but this event brought in 80 players so there was a lot of good competition for all!

It was a very well run event and we had a lot of fun, and took home some trophies too!

K8 unrated 

• Logan, Sophia, Dean and Evelyn played in this section. Everyone won at least 2 games, and the team of Logan, Sophia and Dean took the 3rd place trophy for Lake Denoon!  And on this team, Logan lead the way with 4 out of 5 wins and took the 6th place individual trophy, also earning his red wrist band!

K8 rated 

• Anthony was our lone player in this section and had a great tournament, as he often does, taking 4 out of 5 wins and taking the 3rd place individual trophy!

K12

• Luke was our lone player in this very competitive section and took 1-1/2 out of 4 points on the day.  It's always interesting that these are such long games for K12- even though only 4 rounds are played, this section finished hours after the K8 section had left.

Congratulations to all for playing some really nice games and for representing our club well.

 Happy Holidays !

No chess class Dec 21 or 28.  See you Jan 4!

Medical College / IAC 

The MSCC attended the Medical College of Wisconsin Scholastic open on Saturday, which was well run by the IAC (our coaches) as always!

We brought 8 players across 4 divisions and had a lot of fun, 

K8 non rated

• This was the largest section of the tournament -- we brought Dean, Mia and Evelyn. 
• Mia led the way w/ 3.5 wins and took home the 7th place trophy!  Dean and Evelyn were both right behind w/ 3 wins 

K4 rated 

• Sawyer was our only player in this division (his first rated tournament!) and took 2 wins and a 7th place trophy!

K8 rated 

• Hunter was our sole player in this division and got 2 wins for the day 

k12 rated 

• We brought 3 players to this tough section - Anthony (who played up from K8), Josh and Luke.  Everyone got at least 2 draws and/or wins out of 4, and played some very good long matches

We'll now take a holiday break for two weeks and come back refreshed for the new year!  We'll see you back in class on Jan 4th.  Our next tournaments are ASA Clark on the 14th and Brookfield East on the 28th.

 Annual Tournament at LDMS 

The MSCC held our annual tournament at Lake Denoon Middle School this past Saturday - we had a lot of fun and brought home a lot of trophies as well!

While we were disappointed with the lower turnout than normal from surrounding schools, our Muskego club was well represented w/ 17 players from most of our schools.  Our students demonstrated good sportsmanship and played some very nice matches - especially our beginners!

Big thanks to the IAC for a very well run tournament, to LDMS for their continuing support and allowing us to host the event, and to our volunteers who helped it run smoothly, especially the concessions that fed all of the hungry players and their families!  This is our largest fundraiser event as well - special thanks to all who donated concessions items!

K8 non-rated 

• Our largest section, represented by Luca and Sammy (1st tournament!), Evelyn, Harper & Sawyer (1st tournament!),  and Matteo, Mia, Reid, Mason, Logan, Sophia and Dean.  Everyone got at least one point.
• Matteo took the 8th place trophy w/ 3 points 
• Mason took 7th place, also w/ 3 points
• Reid took 6th place, also w/ 3 points
• Sophia took 3rd place with 4 points
• The team of Matteo, Mia, Reid, Mason, Logan, Sophia and Dean took the 1st place team trophy for Lake Denoon Middle School!

K8 rated 

• Hunter took 2 points on the day and Anthony took 4 points and the 2nd place trophy!

K12 rated 

• Josh finished w/ 1-1/2 points out of 4 and took the 7th place trophy
• Luke finished w/ 2-1/2 points and took the 3rd place trophy 
• Quinn finished w/ 3-1/2 points and took the 1st place trophy, and also the 3rd place team trophy by himself!
• Luke & Josh combined for the 1st place team trophy for MHS!