On Saturday, December 1st, the Neenah Chess Team traveled to Waupaca for their first tournament of the 2012-2013 season. The varsity Red team, which has not lost a league match since the 2010 season is again undefeated through the first four rounds of play. They are in a first place tie with rival Marion, but the two teams will meet when league play resumes on January 5th. The varsity White team played several close matches, but finished the day in seventh place. The Junior Varsity team finished with three players in the top 10 in the league, and is one-half point behind first place Marion.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
2012 National Chess Championships
The Neenah Chess Team traveled to Minneapolis this weekend to compete in
the 7 round 2012 National High School Chess Championships. 9 Neenah
players competed in various sections of the tournament, playing in games
that lasted up to four hours each.
In each section, 4 players make up a full team, but in the unrated section our 3 players accumulated enough points to finish in 15th place despite being shorthanded. Junior Eric Payne finished in 9th place overall in that section with 5.5 out of 7 points. Nick Breuer, an 8th grader at Shattuck Middle School finished in 16th place in the U800 section with 5 out of 7 points, and Senior Patrick Cunningham finished in 25th place with 5 out of 7 points in the very tough U1600 section. Congratulations to all of the Neenah chess players for their fantastic results!
In each section, 4 players make up a full team, but in the unrated section our 3 players accumulated enough points to finish in 15th place despite being shorthanded. Junior Eric Payne finished in 9th place overall in that section with 5.5 out of 7 points. Nick Breuer, an 8th grader at Shattuck Middle School finished in 16th place in the U800 section with 5 out of 7 points, and Senior Patrick Cunningham finished in 25th place with 5 out of 7 points in the very tough U1600 section. Congratulations to all of the Neenah chess players for their fantastic results!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
2012 Nationals Day Three
Yesterday's results were mixed for Neenah, as all of our undefeated players lost or drew at least once by the end of the day. Most have won at least half their games, and several have already clinched winning records. As I write this, our top two players, Nick Breuer (5.0) and Eric Payne (5.5) have returned from round six with victories, while the others are still playing.
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