Washington Wolves Chess Club

2010-2011 is going to be another terrific year for the Washington Academy Chess Club!  We have over 100 members in our chess club, playing for fun and for competitive challenge. 

Each year, we teach 20-30 newcomers how to play the game.  Of course, chess is one of the most simple games to learn, yet one of the hardest to master.  Therefore, we provide ongoing instruction and tournament experience for students who want that extra challenge.

What's New? 

• Sign-up Form - Please turn in to the office for Mrs. Beach by September 22, 2010.

• The first day for Chess Club this year will be: September 28, 2010.

• Chess Club will be on Tuesdays this year.

• Mr. Garza will be the faculty manager for Chess Club.  Mr. Garza is our Middle School Spanish teacher and has been a regular visitor to Chess Club.  We are excited to have him helping us out!

• First Grade beginners will receive instruction during the school day.  All other beginners will receive instruction beginning September 28 at Chess Club.

Chess Club Information

• Chess Club meets from 3:15 - 4:30 every Tuesday we have school.  Middle School students can take the activity bus back to their zone school.

• The Team coaches always pick up players in the cafeteria, move to another room for instruction and return them to the cafeteria so parents can pick them up.  All players must be signed out by an adult or dismissed to the activity bus.  All players must be signed out by an adult or dismissed to the activity bus.

• Students may eat a snack during the first 10 minutes of chess club.  They can bring a snack from home or purchase one for 50 cents.

• Volunteers to play chess or just to help monitor the students are always welcome! 

Chess Team Information

• Grade 1  

Rockford Scholastic Chess

Recent Chess Club News

• The 2010 Illinois State Scholastic Chess Championships took place on March 13-14, 2010, at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. 

  • Results

    • Team
      • Grade 2-3 Team: Washington 10th place
      • Grade 4-5 Team: Washington 2nd place
      • Grade 6-8 Team: Washington 12th place
    • Individual
      • Vincent Do - 14th place
      • Stephen Do - 16th place
      • Other Top 100: Kirkland Shun, McKinley Torre, Joshua Day, Douglas Chan, Jesse Montemeyer, Yug Mahajan, Riley Brown, Sam Rinaldo
    • Blitz
      • Kirkland Shun - 3rd place
      • McKinley Torre- 4th place
      • Joshua Day - 5th place

  • Pictures from Washington Players

• The Winter Rockford Chess Challenge was held at RESA on February 6.  We sent 48 Washington Wolves to this tournament and all three of our teams finished in First Place!  Our 6-8 team finished with a record 19.5 out of 20 points!!  Here's how our individuals finished:

• In Pre-Kindergarten, 2^nd Place went to Amy Park. 

• In Grade 1: 3^rd Place: Chris Park, Chris Kellogg, 4^th Place: Tristan Ramos, Ayush Bhalavat, Emmet Finn, Cooper Folkerts, 5^th Place: Tommy Levins, Drew Stadelman, Austin Pozzi, Katerina Chess, 6^th Place: Rachel Oelkers, 7^th Place: Isaac Bernsten

• In Grade 2: 1^st Place: Sengdao Inthavong, 2^nd Place Uday Tandon, Ryan Sweeney, 3^rd Place: Nikolas Stadelman, 5^th Place: Robert Graham, Henry Thomas, Anjali Puri

• In Grade 3, 3^rd Place: Jonathan Oelkers, Jade Keomanivong, Greydon Westin, 4^th Place: Jack Sweet, Andrew Schwartz, 6^th Place: Vrushali Pandit

• In Grade 4, 3^rd Place: Brandon Wallace

• In Grade 5, 1^st Place: Kirkland Shun, 3^rd Place: McKinley Torre, 4^th Place: Shannon Wray, 5^th Place: Grant Germano, Chandan Puri, Spencer Folkerts

• In Grade 6, 1^st Place: Asia Keomanivong, Steven Do, 2^nd Place: Douglas Chan, Sam Rinaldo, David Oelkers, Seth Hayes, Vincent Do, 3^rd Place: Austin Stadelman, Garret Wood

• In Grade 7, 1^st Place: Joshua Day, 2^nd Place: Paul Zaczek

• In Grade 8, 2^nd Place: Wyatt Tufte, Neil Mediratta, Ashwin Puri, 3^rd Place: Rayomand Tata

Over the years, Washington Academy students have done quite well at the regional, state, and national level, too.  To see some of our tournament history, click on the sites below: