February Updates

With winter sports winding down, it's time to look ahead to the spring tournament.

The top 5 players have shifted, check the rankings to the right. Franklin L still retains the top spot, but Henry R is gaining fast. Feng C is the fall tournament winner, and still holds the Chess Club title until the spring tournament.

In chess, Javen C wears the uranium sombrero, winless in nine matches. Nevertheless, he is currently the top player at Exploding Kittens!

Josh V is currently our Carcassone champion, with the most wins in multi-player bouts.

Come out any Thursday and get your game on!

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.