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).

High School League Play Begins

KML Chess Players won Varsity Round 1 against St. Mary’s Springs. In Round 2, New Berlin West edged us out for the team win, despite wins from Ted on Board 1 and Isaac on Board 3. KML was narrowly defeated again in Round 3 by Hartland Arrowhead, although Ted won Board 1 and Luke won Board 2. 

Isaac and Luke each achieved rating upsets in their wins. Hooray for Olivia who picked up two wins in the JV section.

Most importantly, many players took notation, so we’ll have some great game situations to show everyone when we meet on Wednesday.

Our next opponent is Hartford High School in Round 4, at Hartford, on Tuesday, January 12.

KML Federation Grade School Chess Teams Compete at Holiday Folk Fair

Two KML Federation Chess Club teams finished third at the Holiday Folk Fair tournament hosted by the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation. Players from Morning Star and St. Lucas participated in the K-3 and K-6 divisions. Congrats to these players! KML Federation grade schoolers are invited to play chess at KML Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30. See the schedule right here on this blog.