KML Chess Beats Kewaskum and Muskego

KML Varsity Chess won two matches in the Scenic Moraine Chess meet December 10. The Chargers beat Kewaskum with wins on all five boards and Muskego with wins on three of five boards and one draw. Varsity players for this meet were Ted Molkentin, Isaac Helwig, Olivia Schaenzer, Luke Eisner and Xander Neuwirth. The Chargers will face league-leading Brookfield Academy in January.

Chargers Finish 2nd in USM Meet

The KML Chess Team finished second in tonight’s meet at University School Milwaukee, narrowly edged out of first by Milwaukee School of Languages. Team depth propelled the Chargers into contention to win the meet. Isaac Helwig, Ted Molkentin, Ben Polheber, Melissa Schmidt and Dylan Schulz all scored wins.

Thursday, December 1 USM Meet Team Scores:

1st   Milwaukee School of Languages    6438

2nd  KML   6002

3rd  USM  5386

4th  Reagan  5352

5th  Random Lake  5107

6th  Tosa East   3508

7th  Wisconsin Lutheran  3318

8th  BradleyTech   2937

9th  RUHS  2423
10th  Washington  222

KML Players Boost Ratings and Win Hardware at WI Junior Open

Congratulations to Olivia Schaenzer who took 1st place out of 81 players in the Reserve Section at the WI Junior Open this weekend. Xander Neuwirth placed first among other unrated players in Reserve. They bring home some nice hardware for their accomplishments!

A big reason for attending the WI Junior Open is to work on our USCF ratings. Those who have applied for USCF membership will start watching their ratings climb as they play and improve. (Look up ratings at uschess.org.) In general, you gain rating points by playing people higher rated than you. Here are the ratings results from the WI Junior Open for our KML Chargers:

Olivia: Before = unrated, after USM meet and WJO = 1407P. (The P stands for provisional until you have played 25 rated games.)

Xander: Before = unrated, after USM and WJO = 949P.

Luke: Before = unrated, after WJO = 689P.

Dylan: Before = unrated, after USM and WJO = 408P.

Ben: Before = unrated, after USM and WJO = 511P.

Ted: Before rating =1395, after USM and WJO rating =1437P.

Josh and Ashley played in the unrated beginners section and each scored 2 of 5 wins. 

Isaac played at USM and not at the WJO, so his provisional rating is for 1 game = 1054P. You can expect your rating to bounce around a lot until you are off of provisional status.

Way to go Chargers!

First Meet of the 16-17 Season at University School Milwaukee

USM hosted the first meet featuring players from nine Milwaukee-area schools. KML brought seven players, six unrated and looking to establish their USCF ratings. KML came away with wins from Olivia Schaenzer, Isaac Helwig, Xander Neuwirth and Ben Polheber, and a draw from Ted Molkentin. The Chargers travel to UW-Oshkosh this weekend to compete in the Wisconsin Junior Open.

2016-17 Season Kick-off

Our first meeting is Wednesday, September 28 in Room 1166 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. For those who are still in soccer or cross country, that’s OK – join us when you can.

Encourage others to join chess club! We need more young players each year to keep the club strong. No experience necessary – come and learn!

2016 KML Chess Camp

These awesome campers played a lot of chess this week! It was fun to teach the beginners and to see how much some of the intermediates have grown since last year's camp. Thanks to our KML alumni and KML students who taught our campers. Our theme was SERVE because We Serve Our King!

Chargers Finish League Play, Prep for State

The Chargers finished up high school league play this week with matches hosted at KML. Congratulations to two players for individual accomplishments during the regular season: Luke Eisner was voted all-conference honorable mention by the coaches with a record of 3-4-1 on boards 2 and 3. Ted Molkentin finished with a record of 6-1-1 on board 1 and was voted first team all-conference by the coaches. The team is now prepping for the Wisconsin State Chess Tournament March 19-20 at UW-Oshkosh.

Chargers Draw Against Kewaskum

Charger chess players took on Kewaskum Tuesday. Luke Eisner won on board 2 and Dylan Schulz won on board 5. A draw on board 1 from Ted Molkentin led to a draw for the match and the Chargers’ varsity record is now 2-2-1 for the season. Olivia Schaenzer won her JV game. The Chargers host Muskego on February 9.

A particularly well-played game for Dylan on Board 5 as he learns to put together a complete game. He was able to break things loose, gobble up pieces and find checkmate as his clock wound down under two minutes. Great job, Dylan!

Players Post Wins at Hartford

Charger Chess improved to 2-2 in league play with a team win Tuesday over Hartford. Players captured wins on Board 1 (Ted Molkentin, 4-0 on the season), Board 2 (Joe Polheber, a rating upset) and Board 4 (Isaac Helwig, 3-1 on the season). Luke Eisner battled on Board 3 to earn a stalemate (2.5-2.5 on the season). The Chargers take on Kewaskum on Tuesday 1/26 (both Varsity and JV matches scheduled).