Spicewood Elementary Chess Club

March 31, 2015

Flickr integration

Just testing the integration of Flickr photos into a post. Here are some photos from past tournaments.

Here is the link to our photostream.

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March 31, 2015

Facebook Page and New Posts

We have setup a Facebook page for those who want to follow new posts. This message

should automatically post to this new Facebook page located at this URL:

facebook.com/SpicewoodChessClub

Please take a moment to visit the this new Facebook page and “like” it.

March 27, 2015

Spring Break Chesskid Contest Results

Over spring break, we held a contest to see who played the most games of chess and who completed the most puzzles on Chesskid.com. Here are the results:

Congratulations to DisgustingDog for winning the most games played AND solving 86 puzzles correctly. Everyone who participated will receive Chess Bucks at the next Club meeting.

March 13, 2015March 26, 2015

Understanding Pawn Structure

This video was shown during our Friday Chess Club meeting about basic pawn structures.

March 11, 2015

Upcoming Laurel Mountain Elementary Tournament

The 2015 Austin Area Scholastic and Open Championships will be held at Laurel Mountain Elementary Saturday, April 11, 2015.

This is the final tournament of the school year. If your child has not yet attended a tournament, this is the last scholastic tournament of the school year.

Students are not expected to attend every round and may miss multiple rounds for other activities by requesting a bye.

There is a 400 student cap.

March 9, 2015March 12, 2015

Casis Elementary Tournament Results

20 Spicewood Elementary students participated in the Casis Elementary Chess Tournament on Saturday, March 7th 2015. After 5 rounds of chess, plenty of practice chess in the cafeteria and some outdoor playtime, we had a number of students win medals and trophies in their respective sections. Congratulations to all of our students who participated in this tournament.

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March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Hungarian Chess Set

Searching on Ebay, one can come across some interesting Chess related items. The photos below are of a Hungarian chess set made of sterling silver, gold and enameled with stones. The item description states it was once owned by a royal family. Can you guess how much they are selling it for? $180,000! Who knows if they will get someone to buy it, but just look at the level of detail that went into making it! I particularly like the horses coming out of the corners of the board but I would worry that if I played chess on it, I might break it and have to buy it!