Monday, March 19, 2018

KML Chess Players Perform Well at State

KML Varsity A placed 5th in division 2 at the state scholastic chess tournament. In addition, 6 Charger players from our two teams medaled (winning 3 or more out of 5 rounds), and every player had at least one win to contribute to the team effort.

RECAP:
Varsity A played in division 2 and finished 5th of 12 teams scoring 3 wins in 5 rounds.
  • Ted medaled on board 1 with 4 wins in 5 rounds and was one win away from being board champ. (The board champ scored a perfect 5.)
  • Olivia medaled on board 2 with 3 wins and was one win away from being board co-champ (The board champ scored 4).
  • Luke finished with 2.5 wins including crucial results that got us to our 3 team wins.
  • Dylan ended one of his games in spectacular fashion – a stalemate that gave our team a win. Our hero!
  • Eric played up on Varsity A for the first time. He played well throughout and won his last game which was very needed and gave our team a win, allowing us to place in the top 5 - another hero!
Everyone contributed to the team wins. Getting a crucial combination of individual wins to win a team match takes everyone!

Varsity B finished 6th of 12 teams in division 3, scoring 2.5 in 5 rounds.
  • Xander led the team on board 1 and medaled with 3 wins.
  • Ben medaled with 4 wins and was .5 short of being board champ! He could taste it as he chased it! We're proud of him!
  • Josh put together two wins, a draw and a stalemate to medal and help the team.
  • Andy, in his first team competition, held down board 4 and medaled with 3 wins.
  • Ashley achieved 2 wins on board 5 - a great way to end her season.
For our seniors, it was their final time playing together as a team. Hopefully they'll maintain a lifelong love of the game and teach others. I will miss the seniors very much, but they have trained the up-and-coming players well for KML. Thank you for your service!
Varsity A placed 5th with two medalists.
Varsity B had four medalists and finished 6th.

The team had pizza and devotion with Pastor Ericson at Rising Son Chapel, UW-Oshkosh WELS campus ministry.

Monday, March 5, 2018

Two KML Teams Compete at Milwaukee City Championships

Our Varsity A team took 4th out of 14 schools at the Milwaukee City Championships at USM on Friday. 

Individually Ted and Olivia each continued their climb in their US chess ratings with two quality wins each: Ted went from 1490 >> 1535 and Olivia went from 1284 >> 1320. This was the last rated event our seniors will play for KML, since the state tournament is not rated. Nice strong finish for Ted and Olivia!

Our second team finished 9th of 14 teams in Division 3 and gained some good experience for the future.

We're now getting ready for the state tournament.