Feng Chen wins the Fall Tournament!

Congratulations to 8th grader Feng Chen, the winner of the Chess Club's fall tournament!

8 players are still alive in the "winter tournament" for the right to challenge for the title:
Chris G
Syed-Hamza H
Jesus M
Franklin L
Nathaniel G
Eli R
Samuel M
Nick F

Good luck to all, and enjoy your winter break!

Fall Tournament to be decided this Thursday, December 22!!

The winner of Syed-Hamza H vs. Chris G will take on Feng C to decide the champion for the Fall Tournament.

Players in "Bracket B" (those who joined late or had one loss or two no-shows in "Bracket A") will continue to compete in the Winter Tournament when we return from break. The winner of Bracket B would then have to beat the winner of Bracket A two out of three to take the crown.

Players with two losses or three no-shows total have been eliminated from the tournament:

Abdul A,
Elsie L,
Alex F,
Henry R.

Last week, Henry R had a strong win over Feng C. Though eliminated from the tournament with two losses, he beat the current leading player in Bracket A. This is why we play the games!

Updated Bracket

An intense match from Thursday

The competition was fierce this week!

Bracket - Week 2

The Fall Tournament Continues...

Fall Tournament Bracket is Here!

Here is the bracket based on current rankings. There are still opportunities for additional players to sign up.

This will be a double-elimination tournament, so a loss does not mean you are out. However, two losses does.

If both players show up to a meeting, they play the scheduled match.

If neither player shows up to a meeting, the match will be rescheduled or cancelled.

If one player shows up and the other doesn't, the no-show player has one week to seek out his or her opponent to make up the match, or else it's a forfeit.

The top three seeds are given a "bye" through to the second week, but are encouraged to come to the meeting in the event that additional players not listed on the current bracket show up.

After the first week, winners will continue as scheduled through bracket "A," while their opponents will be re-seeded into bracket "B." A loss on bracket "B" constitutes elimination from the tournament.

To sign up, see Mr. Sterling or Mr. Mandel.

Last Qualifying Matches for Fall Tournament

This week is the last chance to play qualifying matches for the fall tournament. Seeds will be based on the current rankings after today's meeting. The tournament begins December 1st.

If you can't make it to the meeting today, please see Mr. Sterling or Mr. Mandel to sign up for the tournament.