KML Bests Kewaskum in Home Match

With the strength of five seniors, KML varsity chess defeated Kewaskum in a match hosted at KML today. KML achieved wins from Ted on board 1, Olivia on board 2, and Luke on board 3. Isaac and Xander ended in draws on boards 4 and 5. The future of chess at both KML and Kewaskum is strong – with an additional 11 JV games played to grow experience of newer players. KML won 7 and drew one of those JV games, including wins from Ryan (an 8^th grader) and Jake (a 7^th grader). And almost every player took notation, which means we can learn from the games played tonight. Great job, Chargers!

KML Chess Places Sixth at USM Meet

In a 13-school meet with more than 120 players, KML chess players achieved four individual wins and a team score that led to a sixth place finish overall. Ted Molkentin and Olivia Schaenzer led the point scoring for KML. Dylan Schulz and Eric Rodell also contributed wins. Olivia gained significant rating points and continues her impressive and steady climb to a USCF rating now over 1300. 

Team results are as follows:

1st Brookfield Academy    6632

2nd Brookfield East   5985

3rd  Tosa East  5613

4th  Wisconsin Lutheran    5373

5th  REAGAN  5324

6th  KMLHS  4947

7th  USM    3726

8th   RUHS  3699

9th   KING  3341

10th  DMNCN  3278

11th  MSL  3202

12th  MKE EX 890

13th  Bay View 500

The Chargers host Kewaskum on Wednesday, January 10 in a home match beginning at 3:30 at KML.

Sophomore Eric Rodell.

Senior Luke Eisner.

Junior Josh Weber.

Seniors Ted Molkentin and Olivia Schaenzer.

KML Chess Places 5th at USM Meet

KML Chess placed fifth out of 11 schools participating in the Milwaukee League meet hosted by University School Milwaukee Thursday. KML scored two wins from Ted Molkentin and Olivia Schaenzer and a draw from Luke Eisner. The Chargers will play three conference matches on Saturday. Results are:

TEAM RESULTS

MEGAMEET 2 at USM

1st REAGAN    5315

2nd Wisconsin Lutheran   5019

3rd  Tosa East  4986

4th  RUHS    4274

5th  KMLHS  4122

6th  Brookfield East  3837

7th  USM    3819

8th   MSL  3141

9th   KING  2873

10th  Wash  989

11th  MKE EX  0

Two KML seniors, Ted Molkentin and Olivia Schaenzer, played on the meet's top boards. 

 The meet included more than 100 players ranging from beginner to USCF rating 1700.

 Josh Weber reviews his game with his opponent and learns from the experience.

Olivia Schaenzer picked up her hardware from the WI Junior Open - second best performance of all the 1100 rated players in the Open Division.

KML Chess Kicks Off Season at WI Junior Open

Ten KML chess players and one helpful alum spent the weekend at UW-Oshkosh for the WI Junior Open. The KML Chargers played great games and met other players from around the state.

The purpose of this event is to get us ready for the season ahead, revealing strengths and where we need to work.

• Our seven players in the Reserve Section (under 1100 rating) – three players gained rating points, meaning they played higher rated players:
• Melissa picked up rating points (615-630) with 2 quality wins
• Ben picked up rating points (581-587) with 2 quality wins
• Dylan picked up rating points (446-506) with 2 quality wins (and a bye for the SAT)
• Xander achieved 3 wins (and a bye for the SAT) but his opponents were not rated higher so he didn’t gain rating points.
• Luke had 3 wins (but no rating points increase)

• Our three players in the Open Section played with the best junior players in Wisconsin!
• Isaac played the eventual champion (rated 2100) in his first game – great experience – finished with one win and a draw overall.
• Ted gained rating points (1399 to 1435) and finished with 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws.
• Olivia gained rating points (1189 to 1244) and finished with 2 wins and 1 draw.

We begin our league play soon. Go Chargers!

2017-18 Chess Season Begins at KML

KML Chess meets Wednesdays in Room 1166 (that's the chemistry room) from 3:30 - 5 p.m. You may also find open chess in the cafeteria on Mondays after school (pending students' schedules). Drop in any time to learn, play a game, or to find out about competing for KML in matches and scrimmages against other schools.

Students in grades 7 & 8 are welcome to join us on Wednesdays and are eligible to compete with the KML team if they so choose.

See our schedule posted here in this blog. If you have questions, email advisor Angie Molkentin at chess@kmlhs.org.

2017 KML Chess Campers

Intermediate Group with Instructors

Beginner Group with Instructors

2017 KML Chess Camp - A Growing Number of Experienced Players

The 4th annual KML Chess Camp is under way, and we're seeing players return to camp with more experience and eager to take their games to new levels. With so many returning campers, the intermediate session has more than twice the number of campers than our beginner section. That is outstanding growth, both in numbers and in quality. Here are some scenes from this year's camp:

Beginners learn from experienced players.

High school players instruct.

Future Chargers!

One-on-one instruction helps players advance quickly.

Learning notation!