Whatcom Youth Chess -- White Elephant, Hot Summer
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Randy Kaech
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NW WA Youth Chess Ememo 305
June 13, 2022
Contents:
1. Sat. June 18: White Elephant II Quick Chess Tourney, Ferndale
2. Sat. July 9: Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix begins, Ferndale
3. Listen to the Masters think
4. Summer Chess Calendar
5. Results: Welcome to Summer Bughouse Chess Tournament
1.
WHITE ELEPHANT II CHESS TOURNEY
SATURDAY JUNE 18
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Website: http://northwestchess.info/elephant.html
Advance registration required: https://forms.gle/3bbNpymmvoYoccQs6
Must check in between 9am and 9:10am to play.
White Elephant is back! Five rounds of McMahon Swiss format, which means no elimination, every player gets five rounds. "Quick" chess means everybody will use clocks, set at 10 minutes per side, with a five second delay, so all games conclude within a half hour.
"White Elephant" means the price of admission is ... you must bring a white elephant gift! And those will be the prizes! First place gets first pick, second place gets second pick, etc. McMahon pairings means there will be two divisions, so chess players K-12 of all abilities are welcome.
What's a white elephant gift? Any clean knick knack sitting in your attic, garage, kitchen or room that you no longer want, but just maybe, someone else might get a kick out of. Examples: Old mug, a toy you no longer use, hat that's now too small, pack of gum, book you've read, new spare toothbrush, stickers, funky socks, Shrek bandaids, stuffed animal, rubber pickle, bacon flavored toothpaste, fidget spinner, funky mask, Bertie Bott's Jelly Beans, deck of cards, pretty much anything, search the attic! Does not need to be wrapped.
2.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GP BEGINS
SATURDAY JULY 9
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Website: http://northwestchess.info/grandprix22.html
Pre-register: https://forms.gle/km7B4UZ4KPuRotFo7
The Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix is a series of six Saturday morning tournaments. You can play in just one, some, or all six. Players are placed in "quads", sections of four players of similar ability, in a round-robin no-elimination format, so each student plays three games.
Players are expected to know how to play chess already. Pre-registration is required, and players must check in before 9:10am or they'll be removed from the tournament. (So don't be late!) Beginners usually finish around 11am, advanced players about 12:15pm or so.
Quad winners with perfect scores (three wins) earn the Quad Pen. Players who earn the most wins over the course of the Grand Prix earn trophies. For more info, see the Grand Prix web page above.
3.
GET GOOD
LISTEN TO CHESSMASTERS THINK
Two video chess series were brought to my attention lately. In both, chess masters play games against normal opponents and try to explain all their thoughts while they're playing, and the reasons why they choose the moves they do.
John Bartholomew's "Climbing the Rating Ladder" series
GM Daniel Naroditsky's "Chess Speed Run" series
4.
SUMMER CHESS CALENDAR
All events for 1st-12th grades. HS grads can play too.
June 18: White Elephant Tourney 2 (Quick Chess Tourney), Ferndale
June 25 or 26: Lake Padden Park Quads Outdoor Chess (details tba)
July 9: Summer Grand Prix I, Ferndale
July 16: Summer Grand Prix II
Aug. 6: Summer Grand Prix III
Aug. 13: Summer Grand Prix IV
Aug. 20: Summer Grand Prix V
Aug. 27: Summer Grand Prix VI
5.
WELCOME TO SUMMER BUGHOUSE CHESS TOURNAMENT
JUNE 11, 2022
FINAL STANDINGS
Welcome to Summer Bughouse Final Standings
# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Owen 1252 WW2 WW4 DD3 WW5 U--- 7.0
2 Push a Pawn 1089 LL1 U--- WW4 WW3 WW5 6.0
3 It'll Be Good 987 U--- WW5 DD1 LL2 WW4 5.0
4 The Beatles 769 WW5 LL1 LL2 U--- LL3 2.0
5 Benko Gambit 658 LL4 LL3 U--- LL1 LL2 0.0
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June 13, 2022
Contents:
1. Sat. June 18: White Elephant II Quick Chess Tourney, Ferndale
2. Sat. July 9: Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix begins, Ferndale
3. Listen to the Masters think
4. Summer Chess Calendar
5. Results: Welcome to Summer Bughouse Chess Tournament
1.
WHITE ELEPHANT II CHESS TOURNEY
SATURDAY JUNE 18
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Website: http://northwestchess.info/elephant.html
Advance registration required: https://forms.gle/3bbNpymmvoYoccQs6
Must check in between 9am and 9:10am to play.
White Elephant is back! Five rounds of McMahon Swiss format, which means no elimination, every player gets five rounds. "Quick" chess means everybody will use clocks, set at 10 minutes per side, with a five second delay, so all games conclude within a half hour.
"White Elephant" means the price of admission is ... you must bring a white elephant gift! And those will be the prizes! First place gets first pick, second place gets second pick, etc. McMahon pairings means there will be two divisions, so chess players K-12 of all abilities are welcome.
What's a white elephant gift? Any clean knick knack sitting in your attic, garage, kitchen or room that you no longer want, but just maybe, someone else might get a kick out of. Examples: Old mug, a toy you no longer use, hat that's now too small, pack of gum, book you've read, new spare toothbrush, stickers, funky socks, Shrek bandaids, stuffed animal, rubber pickle, bacon flavored toothpaste, fidget spinner, funky mask, Bertie Bott's Jelly Beans, deck of cards, pretty much anything, search the attic! Does not need to be wrapped.
2.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GP BEGINS
SATURDAY JULY 9
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Website: http://northwestchess.info/grandprix22.html
Pre-register: https://forms.gle/km7B4UZ4KPuRotFo7
The Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix is a series of six Saturday morning tournaments. You can play in just one, some, or all six. Players are placed in "quads", sections of four players of similar ability, in a round-robin no-elimination format, so each student plays three games.
Players are expected to know how to play chess already. Pre-registration is required, and players must check in before 9:10am or they'll be removed from the tournament. (So don't be late!) Beginners usually finish around 11am, advanced players about 12:15pm or so.
Quad winners with perfect scores (three wins) earn the Quad Pen. Players who earn the most wins over the course of the Grand Prix earn trophies. For more info, see the Grand Prix web page above.
3.
GET GOOD
LISTEN TO CHESSMASTERS THINK
Two video chess series were brought to my attention lately. In both, chess masters play games against normal opponents and try to explain all their thoughts while they're playing, and the reasons why they choose the moves they do.
John Bartholomew's "Climbing the Rating Ladder" series
GM Daniel Naroditsky's "Chess Speed Run" series
4.
SUMMER CHESS CALENDAR
All events for 1st-12th grades. HS grads can play too.
June 18: White Elephant Tourney 2 (Quick Chess Tourney), Ferndale
June 25 or 26: Lake Padden Park Quads Outdoor Chess (details tba)
July 9: Summer Grand Prix I, Ferndale
July 16: Summer Grand Prix II
Aug. 6: Summer Grand Prix III
Aug. 13: Summer Grand Prix IV
Aug. 20: Summer Grand Prix V
Aug. 27: Summer Grand Prix VI
5.
WELCOME TO SUMMER BUGHOUSE CHESS TOURNAMENT
JUNE 11, 2022
FINAL STANDINGS
Welcome to Summer Bughouse Final Standings
# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Owen 1252 WW2 WW4 DD3 WW5 U--- 7.0
2 Push a Pawn 1089 LL1 U--- WW4 WW3 WW5 6.0
3 It'll Be Good 987 U--- WW5 DD1 LL2 WW4 5.0
4 The Beatles 769 WW5 LL1 LL2 U--- LL3 2.0
5 Benko Gambit 658 LL4 LL3 U--- LL1 LL2 0.0
||\_
// o\_
|| ___)
|| \
||____|
(_______)
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