St. Charles Chess Club

Tacoma, Washington


Discipline	Patience	Effort

The St. Charles Chess Club provides instruction, match play and tournament experience for interested students at St. Charles Borromeo School. Derek Lees directs a team of fellow parents who run the club as volunteers. The content for this site now reflects the 2009/2010 school year and will be getting a big makeover in the spring.

Tournament Results 2009/2010

The following table presents results of how our kids are doing at area tournaments (not including the St Charles hosted event) during the 2009/2010 school year. Note that three points (wins) in a tournament qualifies for state, held in Tacoma, Washington in April.

Tournament	Date	Student	Section	Points
Annie Wright	Dec 19	Dylan T	Kindergarten	3.0
Annie Wright	Dec 19	Joey M	1 - 3 U800	3.0
Annie Wright	Dec 19	Thomas P	1 - 3 U800	1.0
Annie Wright	Dec 19	Joey C	4 - 6 U900	4.0 (3rd Place 4th Grade)
Annie Wright	Dec 19	Isao G	4 - 6 U900	3.0
Purdy	Feb 9	Rico I	Kindergarten	3.0 (3rd Place)
Purdy	Feb 9	Joey M	1 - 3 U800	4.0 (4th Place Overall)
Purdy	Feb 9	Jacob H	1 - 3 U800	3.0 (2nd Place, 1st Grade)
Purdy	Feb 9	Ramiro I	1 - 3 Open	1.0
Purdy	Feb 9	Mark H	4 - 6 U900	2.0

Ratings

Club Calendar

Time	Activity	Location	Contact	Notes
Wed, Jan 6, 7:30 am	Club Meeting	Parish Center	Derek Lees	Grades K-8
Sat, Jan 9, 8:30 am	Purdy Elementary Tournament	Purdy Elementary School, Purdy	Registration/Info	Qualified Club Members
Wed, Jan 13, 7:30 am	Club Meeting	Parish Center	Derek Lees	Grades K-8
Wed, Jan 20, 7:30 am	Club Meeting	Parish Center	Derek Lees	Grades K-8
Wed, Jan 27, 7:30 am	Club Meeting	Parish Center	Derek Lees	Grades K-8
Wednesdays, 7:30 am	Club Meetings Continued	Parish Center	Derek Lees	Grades K-8
Sat, Feb 6, 8:30 am	Washington Hoyt Elementary Tournament	Washington Hoyt Elementary Elementary School, Tacoma	Registration/Info	Qualified Club Members
Sat, Feb 13, 8:30 am	Annie Wright School Tournament	Anniew Wright School, Tacoma	Registration/Info	Qualified Club Members
Sat, Feb 27, 8:30 am	Charles Wright School Tournament	Charles Wright School, University Place	Registration/Info	Qualified Club Members

Player's Corner

Code of Conduct
The Player's Corner Tips and advice from Larry Clark (December 1, 2005)
An introduction to notation from Logical Chess
Chess4Kids
US Chess Federation [Scholastic Chess] [Beginners] [Basic Rules]
Kid Chess [Gentle Computer Opponent]
Chess Openings Database
Chess is Fun
About Chess
Chess Moves

Parent's Corner

The Parent's Corner News and views for parents.
Safe Environment Training Parents who volunteer with most school activities are required to take this training.
Club Rating System Explained
CLUB T-SHIRTS: $20/each - To purchase call Tim Chan at 253-759-6885
If you plan to purchase supplies (boards, clocks, books, software, etc.) for your child, please contact Derek Lees, Rob Smith or Greg Chow for suggestions and advice.
Northwest Chess [Scholastic Chess]
Washington High School Chess Association [Tournament Announcements]

Photo Gallery [2005-06] [2004-05] [2003-04]

Qualifiers: State Elementary School Championships 2010
K Division
Dylan T	Rico I
1-3 Division
Joey M	Jacob H
4-6 Division
Isao G	Joey C

Contacts

Derek Lees	Coach	stcharleschess@hotmail.com
Rob Smith	Club Games Coordinator	rsmith@geoengineers.com
Greg Chow	Coach	chow93@comcast.net

This is: http://chess.beezers.org/index.html
Maintained by: Rob Smith
Last updated: Jan 15, 2009