In stead of writing a letter each time, I am going to put it in a "Newspaper or Article" form.
I changed our blogs header picture to the same pictures as below, the date and year just in a different spot.
Below is our first edition for our new 'publication'.
Dear parents and players
I want to bring a new feel to the
communication with the players and parents.
I almost want to make it seem as if you are reading an article in a
newspaper! We have had a very busy term so far, but very encouraging. We had more than 20 players join our
beginners’ class and I really see a lot of potential. More of beginners class later in the publication. Also in this communication you will find how
our players did in the District- and Welgemoed tournaments. I also report on
the practises and how we are going to implement some changes in this department
as well. The exciting news in this edition of Aristea Chess News is the upcoming tournaments for this term.
District Tournament results
U10: Kiara Blows 3.5* –
Ninth place in this section and the 3rd girl.
U12: Alex Mckenzie 3.0
U14: Craig Strydom
4.0*
JJ Oosthuizen 4.0
Kian Blows 3.0
Alton Nel 3.0
Zukhanye Mqumbisa 2.5
Kyle Naidoo 2.0
Ndinani Sibelekwana 2.0
Xander West 1.5
*Congratulations
and good luck to Kalim, Kiara and Craig, chosen in the District team to play in
the WP Championships on the 28th and 29th of March 2014,
at the Kuilsriver Sport School.
We also had old
Aristea learners play in the high school section, three of them advancing to
the WP Championships. Clint van Rooyen
played under 16 and came in 8th place. Jenna Ziegers also came in 2nd
place for girls under 16. Lathitha France came in 3rd place for
girls under 14. More old Aristea
learners included Liam Meyer and Cheran Melite.
The two Jacobs brothers, Jordan in grade
6 and Matthew in grade 3 played in the tournament organised and presented by
Welgemoed Primary. I am proud to say
that both of them won a medal and represented Aristea in a very good
manner. Congratulations to both of you!
Practises
Practise times stay the same, on a
Tuesday and a Thursday, from 14:35 to 15:35.
The change comes in with who plays and practises where the
seniors are going to practise in the grade 5E2 class of Mr. Bekker, with Mrs
Geldenhuys keeping score. The beginners
are going to play, practise and learn in the Arts & Culture Room, with me.
Aristea Tournament
I am proud to announce that we are
going to have our own schools tournament in March. Like last year, I am organising a senior and
junior / beginner tournament – only this time, on separate dates! The details are as follows:
Junior tournament
Date: Friday, 7 March 2014.
Time: Directly after school in the classroom next to the photocopy room. We
start at 14:00 sharp!
Rounds: 3 Rounds
Time control: 15 / 15 – 15 minutes per player
Round 1: 14:00 –
14:30
Round 2: 14:45 –
15:15
Round 3: 15:30 –
16:00
The prize giving
will be directly afterwards.
Senior tournament (Gr. 8 & 9’s
also welcome)
Date: Friday, 14 March 2014.
Time: Directly after school in the classroom next to the photocopy room. We
start at 14:00 sharp!
Rounds: 4 Rounds
Time control: 10 / 10 – 10 minutes per player
Round 1: 14:00 –
14:20
Round 2: 14:30 –
14:50
Round 3: 15:00 –
15:20
Round 4: 15:30 –
16:00
Prizes
After each
tournament is finished, I urge the players not to go, but to stay for a short
prize giving where gold medals will be awarded to the winners in each
tournament. The 2nd and 3rd place will receive a chess
piece keychain.
Entry fees
Entry fees for both
tournaments are R10 per player, and are payable on the Thursday before each
tournament. Late entries will only be
accepted if arranged with me before the time.
The money is going towards a new chess clock and we are raising funds to
go on a tour on a Saturday morning to a town in the Boland somewhere.
Blog
For the new chess players and chess parents, I would like to
inform you of our school’s chess blog. The address on the internet is: www.aristeachess.blogspot.com On
the blog you will find much more information regarding chess, chess puzzles and
you can even check your chess knowledge by taking an easy chess exam! It also gives you some benefits of playing
chess. How it improves players’ skills not only in chess but in life as well.
Chess Notation
For every
move, you must write the letter of the piece and the block grid reference where
it moves to.
Important: The pieces names are always in a Capital letter and the board letter are
small caps.
When you capture a piece, you will
write “x”
When you put your opponent in check,
you must write “+”, when it’s checkmate, you must write “#”
If White wins, then you write 1 – 0.
If Black wins, then you write 0 – 1.
For example: Bishop capture a piece on b4; Bxb4
More on chess
notation in the next edition.
Tournament entry
form
Here are some
answers that are wrong, because Black can move out of check, capture the
attacking piece or move something in the way.
Rd1 + Ke7
Or
he can move something in the way: His Knight or his Bishop: Nd3 or Nd7, or Bd2 or Bd4.
Qa8 + Kc7, Kd7, Ke7
Qd7 + Kxd7, or
Nxd7
Remember, white must
move and the Black King must be in checkmate (#)
The correct answer, he must move: ___________________
Notate the
move after you have read through the Chess Notation paragraph on the previous
page.
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Player Information
Name: ______________________
Surname: ____________________
Grade: ______________________
Date of birth: _________________
Parent Contact Details
Cell nr: ______________________
Home nr: _____________________
Email: _______________________
Date: ________________________
Tournament selection –
please tick the appropriate choice
□ Junior
tournament on 7 March 2014.
□ Senior
tournament on 14 March 2014.
I will make
sure that the entry fee of R10 will be paid on or before the 6th or
13th of March 2014.
Signature:
_______________________
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