New and Different Games

Chess is not the only game in town. At chess club, players are always trying out any new board game that combines skill and strategy, including some fascinating multi-player throwdowns. Here are some of the new games students have been playing in addition to chess:

Anagrams:

In this game, players use a common pool of letters to make as many words as possible. Watch out, though! Other players can steal your word if they can add letters to it, rearrange it, and make a new word.

Carcasonne:

In this game, named after the medieval French city, players collaboratively build a map by placing tiles, and vie for control of it by placing their "meeples" on its roads, cities, and monasteries.

Exploding Kittens:

This is a game that... well... you just have to play it for yourself!

Mr. Sterling's Puzzle of the Week

White to move. How can white avoid the stalemate and win the game?

Fall Tournament Winner

Congratulations to Fall Tournament winner Feng Chen, who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the hands of runner-up Chris Grod.

In the past couple weeks, the chess club has also played other board games and strategy games, such as Scrabble, anagrams, and Exploding Kittens! brought in by Javen C.

The Winter Tournament bracket is now set. The winner will have the right to challenge Feng for the club championship.

Have a good break and come back ready for some intense competition!

Quarter Final Bracket

The fall tournament is down to the Final Four, pending the result of a suspended match between top-seeded Franklin L and veteran tactician Syed-Hamza H. Isaac S, Nick F, and Kyle T were knocked down to "Bracket B" after tough matches against Feng C, Chris G, and Natalia L, respectively.

There is no Chess Club November 23 because of Thanksgiving, so the next meeting will be Thursday, November 30th.

This Week's Bracket

The Fall Tournament got off to a great start last week. Here are this week's match-ups:

Fall Tournament Starts Weds. 10/25

Any students who wish to participate should submit a match by using the link to the right, or see Mr. Mandel or Mr. Sterling to sign up.

Updates for the New School Year

Welcome to all our new players, and to all our veteran players, Welcome Back!
We have several updates for the 2017-18 season:

• 1. Officers

     At yesterday's meeting, there was some discussion of electing officers (President and Secretary) of the Chess Club. Advisors will put together a list of responsibilities for each position, and then students can apply and candidates will be put to a vote.

• 2. Legacy points

     Since this is the second year of online rankings, we are implementing a "fading echoes" system to incorporate previous year's ratings points. See the "rankings explained" page for details.

• 3. Fall Tournament

     The fall tournament will begin the last Thursday in October. In the meantime, make sure you are entering results of all your matches so that seeding can be as accurate as possible.

Stay checking!