Upcoming Tournament on 12/6 in Boynton Beach

There will be a scholastic USCF chess tournament (for all grades) at Freedom Shores Elementary School in Boynton Beach on Saturday, December 6th. I am considering getting a bus for the tournament if the tournament director expects a decent-sized draw for the non-Palm Beach county players (they are put in a different section) AND if we have enough interest. If you are interested in participating and/or taking our bus, please let me know by 4pm on Monday, December 1st. We willndepart from MCDS at approximately 8am on that Saturday and return around 4pm or so. More accurate times will be given if we decide to go.

There will be individual AND team trophies (teams must consist of 3 or more), and I think it would be great to field a team in all of the sections if we could. Again, If you are interested in participating and/or taking our bus, please let me know by 4pm on Monday, December 1st. Please email me or call me with questions. A link to the entry form is below:
http://www.bocachess.com/FreedomShoresDistrictTournament%20120608.pdf

Happy Thanksgiving!

Spartan Chess Club Brings Home First Place Trophy!

The Spartan Chess Club fielded a team that brought home a First Place Team Trophy this past Saturday in the K-12 division of the Miami International Chess Academy USCF-Rated Grand Prix Scholastic Chess Tournament #1. Moshe Libbin, A.J. Pitchman, Miroslav Kriz, Daniel Goldfarb, and Kevin Goldfarb all contributed to the Spartan victory! Congratulations to the players on what hopes to be the first of many trophies earned this season.

For a crosstable of the event, visit:
http://miamichess.com/GP/GP1-k12-final.htm

Lower School Chess Club Schedule Announced!

The Lower School Chess Club will begin meeting after school on Thursdays starting January 22. Registration packets will be going home with students on December 10, when registration begins. If you have any questions, please contact Betsy Kaplan at kaplanb@miamicountryday.org or 305-753-8304.

MICA Grand Prix Tournament Schedule Announced!

The Miami International Chess Academy traditionally hosted a series of Grand Prix tournaments each year. In addition to playing individually, there is also a team element. I think it would be great to send enough players to represent MCDS in all divisions (K-12, K-8, K-5, & K-3). The schedule is:

#1-November 22
#2-December 20
#3-January 31
#4-February 28
#5-March 21
#6-April 24
#7-May 16

We can start organizing a team during the week of 11/10. Start thinking about it in the meantime.

-Mr. Hutsko