Posts Tagged ‘Tournament’
Insufficient Mating Chances (a technicality in chess)
I love learning something new in chess, and this is something I never knew about. Here’s the deal:
Insufficient Mating chances (or insufficient losing chances) is when a special rule that is used in tournaments. Basically, it has to do with a situation when the chess player with a winning position is almost out of time. They dont just need a winning position, but they need to have an un-winnable position. A referee is called over and the game is called a tie.
The Reason: The point here is simple, chess players want the game of chess to be decided on the moves a player makes rather than the time on the clock. If one player cannot with the game regardless of the moves that he/she makes, then why should he/she be awarded a victory. O Chess players…so righteous.
Chess Tournament this Saturday!
This Saturday we will be having a kids chess tournament at Elk Grove Village Library from 1:30 - 3:00. All kids from grades k- 6th are welcome to come, even beginners! Kids will be separated into two sections: Beginners and Intermediate/ Advanced. Everyone will leave with a prize and first place will leave with an even COOLER PRIZE!
Residents of Elk Grove can register now, while residents of other townships will have to wait until Friday to register. The library can be reached at 847-439-0447.
The Ven Diagram of Chess
The Ven Diagram of Chess is something I created to help explain what a player should try to do in a game of chess. Of course, we all know that a player must always strive to give a checkmate. This is a very general goal and most people would get frustrated if that is the only advice a coach would give.
The Chess Ven Diagram Visually Guides you to what you should be able to do. It does not show any specific moves, but instead explains the theory of how you will be able to create the opportunity for yourself to win on the chess board.
If you look at the Chess Ven Diagram you can tell that the main goal of chess is to checkmate your opponent. There are two things that you need to do to allow you to checkmate your opponent: Control the Board and Protect your King. You can protect your King by Castling either Queenside or Kingside. In order to control the board you must develop your pieces to powerful squares and stop your opponent from doing so. These powerful chess squares are most often in the middle. If you do these things you can attack your opponent and control the momentum of the game. This will allow you to then give a checkmate.
Chess Tournament This Saturday!!!
This Saturday, October 22nd, CheckMates will be hosting a free kids chess tournament at the Des Plaines Library in Des Plaines, Illinois. The Tournament is open to players of all levels, even those without a USCF rating.
This is a great chance for your child to practicing competing in chess without the worry of losing. The tournament is no disqualification and everyone leaves with a prize! It takes place from 2 pm - 4pm, make sure you dont miss it.
Space is limited, register online or give the library a call (847.827.5551)
Free Chess Classes at Des Plaines Library!
CheckMates Chess Academy will be holding a series of chess classes for kids of various ages and levels at the Des Plaines Library. Kids Chess Classes start will he held on October 8th and 15th. The beginning chess class, which will go over how to play chess including how the pieces move as well as check and checkmate, will be held from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. The strategies chess class will be held from 2:45- 4:15 pm. The strategies class is for kids who already know the rules to chess and want to learn tactics to improve their game as well as fun alternative chess games.
On October 22nd there will be a Kids Chess Tournament where all the kids who participated in chess classes can show off their new skills. Kids who could not come to the classes are also welcome to come; the kids chess tournament will be from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
The Friends of the Des Plaines Library have sponsored these events and makes it FREE for all the participants! Space is limited, call the Des Plaines Library at 827-5551 to register now!
Vernon Area Library Kids Chess Tournament Results!
Vernon Area Library Kids Chess Tournament
The Scholastic Chess Tournament CheckMates Chess Academy held in Lincolnshire Illinois at the Vernon Area Public Library was a huge success! A kids event sponsored by CheckMates Chess Academy and Youth Services at Vernon Area Library. Kids between the ages of 5 and 12 came to the library for this kids event to play in a chess tournament. CheckMates Chess Academy also ran kids chess classes at theVernon Area Library for three weeks prior teaching chess to two groups of kids (beginners and players that already knew the game of chess) different chess techniques and preparing them for the chess tournament.
CheckMates Chess Academy hosted a free kids chess tournament at the Vernon Area Public Library on Saturday September 10th, 2011! Around 50 kids of all different ages ( grades K-6th) showed up to compete in this fun filled kid’s event!
Chess Players were split up into two groups: a beginners division and an open division. Eeleana Liu won First Place in the Beginners Division and Nikita Smyrnov won First Place in the Open Division. All the children that participated earned a prize because their showed excellent sportsmanship and all tried their hardest. Everyone left the day happy and we look forward to coming back to Vernon Area Library for more Kids Chess Classes in January of 2012!
Aspen Drive Library Kids Chess Tournament
Last Thursday, July 21st, CheckMates Chess Academy held a free kids chess tournament at Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Around 50 Kids showed up and participated in the multi-level tournament. The kids were split up into two levels; one level was for beginner chess players who had recently learned to play chess with CheckMates Chess Academy in the kids chess classes at the library. The second group was for intermediate/ advances players who had learned strategies in the kids chess classes that CheckMates ran at the Library. Rebecca won first place in the Beginners Section and Dylan won First Place Open Section.
Kids Thinking during Chess
Schecktman Open was the World’s First Kids Mini Golf/ Chess Tournament
On July 17th a group of competitors (all kids under the ages of 12) showed up to Par King Skill Golf (The Best Mini Golf Course in America) to compete in both chess in Mini Golf. The contestants showed up and displayed their top chess skills during the three hour tournament. The final came so very close, with Skyler coming up on top as the Champion of the Chess Tournament with 3 wins and 2 ties. He won a GLASS CHESS SET!
Afterwards the chess players switch over their brains Miniature Golf for a different form of competition. This time Pranav took First Place with the lowest score on the Red Course at Par King. Some players stayed afterwards to play the Black Course Afterwards. CheckMates Chess Academy will host the next Schecktman Open next summer!!!
1st Annual Schecktman Chess and Mini Golf Tournament
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The 1st Annual Schecktman Chess and Mini Golf Tournament will take place on Sunday July 17th 2011 at Par King Skill Golf from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Par King Skill Golf is located on 21711 Milwaukee Avenue in Lincolnshire, IL. It is on the corner of Aptakisic Blvd and Milwaukee and can be easily recognized by the Giant Pink Castle.
From 1:00 to 3:00 we will be having a chess tournament open to all children. There will be one open division that kids can enter, regardless of whether they have a United States Chess Federation (USCF) rating or not. The kids chess tournament will be no elimination and the winner will be the player who has the most amount of won chess games. There are no time restraints, but if games go on too long a clock with ten minutes of playing time for both players may be added.
After prizes for the kids chess tournament are awarded to the winners, we will begin the mini golf tournament. The mini golf tournament will begin around 3:30 and last until about 5:00. Prizes will then be awarded for the mini golf tournament at the end of the event. Prizes for the Mini Golf & Chess Champion of 2011 will be awarded at this time as well.
The 1st Annual Schecktman Chess and Mini Golf Tournament is open to children ages five to twelve years old who play chess and are over 48 inches (in order to play mini golf). The cost for this event is $30 online and $35 on site.
Elk Grove Village Library Kids Chess Classes
This Wednesday, July 6th, CheckMates Chess Academy starts kids chess classes at the Elk Grove Village Library. There will be two chess classes that run back to back for three weeks and a Chess Tournament that will follow on the fourth.
The first kids chess class is for beginning chess players and will teach how to play chess, focusing on how the chess pieces move and leading into how to win a chess game with Check and CheckMate. Over the three weeks of kids chess classes, we will also go over different variations to the game of chess, chess history, and how to use chess strategies in the everyday life. These beginning chess players will have their own section in the tournament, which is no elimination and a great start to any beginning chess player’s career.
The second kids chess class is for players who already know how to play chess and want to learn different chess strategies and chess tactics. This is a class that not only goes over strategies, but how to apply these to school, home, and other games and sports. These classes will play alternative chess games as well. Players in the intermediate kids chess class will play in the open section of the kids chess tournament, and will learn tournament rules throughout the three weeks of kids chess classes.
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