Friday, April 23, 2010

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.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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

Friday, April 16, 2010

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