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Madison City Chess League Challenge - April 1, 2015
We would like to thank our local community and business leaders who participated in the first MCCL Challenge. Our chess kids ages 6-10 years old challenged adults to a chess match, and out of 17 games the final score was 12-5, with the MCCL kids winning the match. What a great city we live in where the Mayor, City Council President, Superintendent of Schools, and local business leaders come together to spend time playing chess with some of the best kids you will ever meet. Thank you for your support. You can learn more about the match from this story on WHNT.
Thank you Woody Anderson of Madison for sponsoring one of our players. And, thanks to those participating tonight for accepting the MCCL Challenge!
Rainbow Elementary and Discovery Middle are the 2015 State Chess Champions!
Alabama School for Math and Science, Mobile, Alabama -- Rainbow Elementary reached new heights at this year's State Scholastic Chess Championship when two of its teams won 1st and 2nd place awards in the Elementary School Division. In addition, Discovery Middle School took home the 1st place trophy in the Middle School Division. Both schools are part of the Madison City School System. Rainbow Elementary also won 3rd place in the Primary (K-3) School Division. And, the Madison City Chess League won 2nd place team in the Elementary Club Division. Read more about the event on al.com and in the Madison Record.
MCCL Featured in Madison Living Magazine for February 2015
Rookie Rally Results Are In!
Chess in our community is exploding. Another local record was set at the Rookie Rally Chess Tournament at Blossomwood Elementary on January 31st where almost 200 students competed! Madison chess kids were ready and had a great day. Complete tournament results can be found here. The top three teams in both K-3 and K-6 sections were from Madison City Schools! The top Junior High team was also from Madison. Here are some photos from the tournament. For more photos, visit the MCCL Facebook page.
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Left: 1st place team Discovery Middle School .
Below Left: K-6 Elementary Individual winners. Below Right: K-3 Primary Individual winners. See articles in AL.com or the Madison Record for more information. |
Madison City Chess League Sponsors Learn To Play Chess Night - Monday February 2nd
If your child would like to learn how to play chess, register for Learn to Play Chess Night on Feb. 2nd at Rainbow Elementary. Students will be guided by an experienced chess instructor and be seated opposite a volunteer student chess coach who knows how to play chess. Your child will learn how to set up a board, what the pieces are called and how they move. Your child will get to play games with a student chess coach using some and then all of the chess pieces.
If your child knows how to play chess, he or she can volunteer to be a student chess coach for the evening. Adult volunteers are also welcome. All volunteers (Adults and Students) will arrive at 6:00 p.m. Parents of students learning to play chess are welcome to watch, or they can register to attend an introduction to the new ChessKid.com program in the Library/Media Center that will be available to Madison students. Register to learn to play chess or to volunteer here. |
Madison City Chess League Featured in Chess Life For Kids Magazine
2014 Queen's Quest Sets record Attendance
Record attendance of 157 students from every Madison
elementary and middle school, as well as students from Decatur, Huntsville,
Trussville and Tuscaloosa made this a very competitive event. The
Elementary (K-6) section was the largest with 84 students.
The top teams in the Primary (K-3) section were: 1st Columbia Elementary (14.5 pts), 2nd Rainbow Elementary (14 pts), 3rd Heritage Elementary (12.5 pts), 4th Freedom Chess Academy (Tuscaloosa) (9pts), and 5th Blossomwood Elementary (8 pts). The top teams in the Elementary (K-6) section were: 1st Rainbow Elementary (16.5 pts), 2nd Columbia Elementary (15.5 pts), 3rd Mill Creek Elementary (12.5 pts), and 4th Horizon Elementary (11 pts), and 5th Randolph (10.5 pts). In the Junior High section, Discovery Middle School came in 1st place, Huntsville Middle School was 2nd, and Liberty Middle School came in 3rd place. In the High School (Open) section, Covenant Christian Academy placed 1st, and Bob Jones HS came in 2nd place.
For a complete tournament report, follow this link. For the Final Standings including team standings, follow this link.
Local media coverage can be found on al.com.
The top teams in the Primary (K-3) section were: 1st Columbia Elementary (14.5 pts), 2nd Rainbow Elementary (14 pts), 3rd Heritage Elementary (12.5 pts), 4th Freedom Chess Academy (Tuscaloosa) (9pts), and 5th Blossomwood Elementary (8 pts). The top teams in the Elementary (K-6) section were: 1st Rainbow Elementary (16.5 pts), 2nd Columbia Elementary (15.5 pts), 3rd Mill Creek Elementary (12.5 pts), and 4th Horizon Elementary (11 pts), and 5th Randolph (10.5 pts). In the Junior High section, Discovery Middle School came in 1st place, Huntsville Middle School was 2nd, and Liberty Middle School came in 3rd place. In the High School (Open) section, Covenant Christian Academy placed 1st, and Bob Jones HS came in 2nd place.
For a complete tournament report, follow this link. For the Final Standings including team standings, follow this link.
Local media coverage can be found on al.com.
MADISON STUDENTS PLAY CHINA IN INTERNATIONAL CHESS MATCH
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 Rainbow Elementary went global in a live, online chess match with students located in Xiamen, China. This international match is a first for Madison’s growing schools chess program. Madison students and the schools represented in the international chess match were:
Discovery Middle School: Michael Guthrie and Angela Kinsey
Liberty Middle School: Vishay Ram and Lawrence Zhang
Rainbow Elementary School: Jenson Wilhelm, Hayden Billmann, Constance Wang, Will Bao, Jonah Tuttle, Maanasi Limaye, Alex Edwards, and Edward Calinsky.
DMS and LMS competition chess teams are coached by Don Maddox and Bradley Denton. The Rainbow competition chess teams are coached by Bill Nash, Noel Newquist, and Ranae Bartlett.
Discovery Middle School: Michael Guthrie and Angela Kinsey
Liberty Middle School: Vishay Ram and Lawrence Zhang
Rainbow Elementary School: Jenson Wilhelm, Hayden Billmann, Constance Wang, Will Bao, Jonah Tuttle, Maanasi Limaye, Alex Edwards, and Edward Calinsky.
DMS and LMS competition chess teams are coached by Don Maddox and Bradley Denton. The Rainbow competition chess teams are coached by Bill Nash, Noel Newquist, and Ranae Bartlett.
The online chess matches were played live Saturday morning using www.chesskid.com. Students from both sides joined an online club so they could play in the match. Both countries connected via SKYPE so that players could meet each other and say hello before, during and after the match. WAAY-TV covered the event. Read more about the event in the Madison Record.
Madison Youth Dominate in Central Alabama Team Scholastic
September 6, 2014. Samford University - Birmingham. Madison kids did an outstanding job at the Central Alabama tournament that
brought 21 teams with 81 members from across Alabama to compete against players from Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas. Teams from Columbia Elementary, Rainbow Elementary, Discovery and Liberty Middle School and the Madison City Chess League placed first and second place in the tournament. Read more in this story in the Madison Record.
2014 State Elementary School Champions
Congratulations to Rainbow Elementary in Madison, Alabama for winning the 2014 Alabama State Chess Championship in the K-6 Division. Pictured L to R: Mercedes Zich, Jenson Wilhelm, Boone Ramsey, and Michael Guthrie. Here are some articles about the State Champions on Al.com and the Madison Record.
2014 State Elementary Club Champions
Congratulations to the Madison City Chess League on winning the 2014 Alabama State Chess Championship in the Elementary Club Division. Pictured L to R: Joshua Lin, Om Badhe, Aubteen Pour-Biazar, and Vishay Ram. To read more about this accomplishment, see this article in the Madison Record.