Club News & Rankings

Current as of March 7, 2010

Ludington Optimist Chess Tournament

The 55th Ludington Optimist Youth Chess Tournament will be held Saturday, March 20th at Ludington High.  This event is a NW Michigan Classic and the first time we have been invited!  this event is a 5 Round Swiss Style Tourney with students competing as individuals, not as a team.  Cherry Street, as well as KMS and KHS will be taking quite a crew to compete in this event.  Trophies will he awarded for the Top 4 Places in Elementary, Middle, and High School. 

Challenge Play

Weekly Challenge Play resumes as the club begins to fine tune their competitive skills against each other in preparation for the Club Championships in May.  Only the Top 20 players will be eligible to compete for the "Best of the Best" title at the end of our school year.  The brackets will be in nearly constant "change" status as the field continues to improve and establish themselves throughout the spring.  As of this week our Top 5 is:

1. Logan F.

2.  Cole N.

3.  Jacob K.

4.  Micah L.

5.  Anthony T. 

2010 Michigan State Elementary Chess Championships

Although we have had much better success at the State Elementary Chess Tourney, I have never been part of a team that played with as much spirit and heart as our children did this year.  My hat is off to a great group of students that played their hearts out despite being matched against the toughest competition we have ever faced.  Jacob K. did finish with a 3-2 record and Micah L. finished with a 2-2-1 record.  The Knightmares from the North finished 40th out of 47 teams this year, but our alternate, Logan F. got some valuable game experience that will serve him well as he undoubtedly assumes the lead position heading back into East Lansing in 2011.