Scheveningen

Today, August 09, marks the day where the battle of scheveningen is the featured article on wikipedia and tomorrow marks the anniversary of the liberation of the aforementioned greatest city in the world.

-El Presidente

Friday Quick Chess @ MCDS Results-5/14/10

Congratulations to the winners of our G/10 Quick Chess Tournament on Friday, May 14, 2010! All winners received USCF Gift Certificates.

1st Place: Ben Silva (4.0/5.0)
2nd Place: Daniel Goldfarb (4.0/5.0)
Top U1000: Miroslav Kriz (3.5/5.0)
Top U600: Phillip Cohen (2.5/5.0)

There was a total of 24 participants in this tournament. Please visit uschess.org for the cross-table and updated ratings.

See you at the next Chess @ MCDS event!

Michael Hutsko
Director, Spartan Chess Club
USCF Certified Local Tournament Director
Miami Country Day School

Advance Registration for Friday

You can still register by 3:30pm on Friday.

Advance Registrations. Open (19 players) - 5/14/2010 12:19 AM

Name	Rtng	ID	USCF exp.	Byes rds
Silva, Ben	1576	13765417	11/30/2010
Hutsko, Michael	1203	21001653
Konen, Peter	1188	13988862	2/28/2011
Libbin, Moshe	1142	14024518	10/31/2011
D'Hauthuille, Luc	1038	14318634	12/31/2010
Sanchis Jr, Alvaro	982	14359697	1/31/2011
Harper-Rosenberg, Andre	909	14229877	7/31/2010
Martinez, Carina	879	14318640	12/31/2010
Starkman, Elliot	755	14024483	11/30/2010
Kriz, Miroslav	733	14028218	10/31/2011
Hatcher, Elvis	648	14318697	12/31/2010
Felix, Kevin	635	14318661	12/31/2010
Viamonte, Michael	607	14360515	1/31/2011
Kappos, Sascha	522	13193634
Cohen, Phillip	500	14397263
Schultz, Julian	430	14028224
Rosendorf, Jordan	373	14386310	2/28/2011
Quinn, Sam	225	14360500	1/31/2011
Arguetty, Itai	162	14366578	2/28/2011

Quad Winners 4/23

Congratulations to today's quad winners! Ben Silva, Moshe Libbin, Daniel Goldfarb, Alvaro Sanchis, David Gonzalez, Ulysses Galvez, & Michael Viamonte. 

All winners received a USCF gift certificate.

National High School Chess Championship

Please welcome back and congratulate the K-12 U/1200 team that travelled to Columbus, Ohio over the past weekend to take part in the National High School Chess Championship:


A.J. Pitchman
Daniel Goldfarb
Moshe Libbin
Miroslav Kriz

They competed with 78 of the best U/1200 teams in the nation and finished in 16th Place. Feel free to stop by the Upper School Office to check out our trophy.

In addition to the team success, A.J. Pitchman finished in 30th Place out of 381 players. Great job, A.J.!

Upcoming Events:
Friday, 4/23: 4pm-Friday Quads @ MCDS
Saturday, 5/1: 9:30am-Miami Country Day Grand Prix #6
Saturday, 5/21-23: SuperStars Invitational, West Palm Beach (U/1000 Team)

Sincerely,
Michael Hutsko
Director, Spartan Chess Club
USCF Certified Local Tournament Director

2010 National H.S. Championship-Selected Matches

Round 1: Opponent (919) vs. Moshe Libbin (1164)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 d6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. Bg5 Nd4 8. Nd5 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Bh3 10. Re1 h6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 f5 14. f4 Rg8+ 15. Kh1 Bg2+ 16 Kg1 Bf3+ 0-1

Why you shouldn't accept Evans Gambit

Why you shouldn't play Caro-Kann

Friday Quads at MCDS

Friday, February 5, 2010

Registration Deadline: Friday at 3:30pm

Tournament: 3:45pm-5:30pm

Smurfit Hall @ Miami Country Day School,

601 NE 107^th Street (just east of NE 6^th Avenue)

This is a tournament for ALL AGES and ALL ABILITIES! This is not limited to just students!

Only a $5 entry fee for USCF members (if registration is received by Thursday)!

$6 if received on Friday.

What’s so great about quads?

· A much smaller draw than our 150-player tournaments means a more relaxed atmosphere for all players and a nice way for beginners to start playing rated chess.

· You get grouped with players that have a rating close to yours. That means 3 games of competitive chess!

· Winners of each quad receive a $15 USCF Gift Certificate!

· You get a few fun games of chess in to celebrate the end of your week.

· You don’t have to be here all day! The event should conclude in less than 2 hours!

To register, contact Chief Tournament Director, Michael Hutsko, at hutskom@miamicountryday.org.

4th Annual Spartan Chess Fest

Hello Chess Players, Parents, Coaches, & Fans,

This week is an exciting one because International Master John Donaldson will be visiting the MCDS campus for our 4^th Annual Spartan Chess Fest! He will be working with various groups during the school day from all divisions. However, there are 3 big events we want to invite the whole community to attend:

1/28/10, Thursday, 3:30pm, 20-Board Simul Exhibition

Watch IM Donaldson play 20 of the best players at MCDS…all at one time!

1/29/10, Friday, 3:30pm, Clash of the Titans

Watch IM Donaldson play National Master Eric Rodriguez in a unique setting where you find out what the masters are thinking while they play!

1/30/10, Saturday, 9:30am, Miami Country Day Grand Prix #4, a USCF-rated chess tournament

A tournament for all ages and abilities. We need your entries to be in soon.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at this email address. I look forward to a fun week of chess!

Regards,

Michael Hutsko

Director, Spartan Chess Club

601 NE 107 Street Miami, FL 33161

305.779.7243 office 305.759.0684 fax

hutskom@miamicountryday.org