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2015 Board of Directors
Bill Nash, President
Don Maddox, Vice-President Noel Newquist, Secretary Monica Wilhelm, Treasurer |
Ranae Bartlett, Executive Director
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Report from the Annual Meeting of the Madison City Chess League - Jan. 21st
The Madison City Chess League held its annual meeting at the Westin at Bridge Street on Jan. 21, 2015. A Board of Directors was elected with the following officers: President-Bill Nash, Vice-President - Don Maddox, Secretary- Noel Newquist, and Treasurer - Monica Wilhelm. The Board approved an initial set of Bylaws, and appointed Ranae Bartlett as Executive Director to run the day-to-day operations of the organization. The Board agreed to continue the practice of allowing kids to play for free on Monday evenings as non-voting associate members. Those who pay annual dues per family of $20 will be granted voting member status. Benefits of voting members can be found here. The formation date of MCCL is January 22, 2015. MCCL is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Copies of the organization's Bylaws, Certificate of Existence, Articles of Incorporation, or IRS determination letter are available upon request made to the Executive Director. |
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Don Maddox currently serves as the Middle School Competition Chess Coach for Discovery and Liberty Middle Schools in Madison City. He coached a small high school in New Jersey to the New Jersey
State High School Championship and New Jersey State Team Chess Championship
three years running in the early 90s. Finished 15th in the
country in the U.S. National High School Chess Team Championships two years in
a row.
*Editor of Chess Life Magazine 1988-1990
*Chess Correspondent for USA Today 1990-1995
*President ChessBase USA 1990-2007
*Chess Consultant to IBM’s Deep Blue 1988-1997, supporting the Deep Blue Team who defeated Kasparov in 1997
*Author of 13 chess books and training CDs 1991-2002
"Chess teaches students to gather information, evaluate alternatives, make decisions, reassess the situation based on new information, and formulate new plans continuously. Chess is the art of decision-making based on persistent attention to detail. Success is earned the old fashioned way, one position at a time. Along the way players learn to respect themselves and each other for their accomplishments across the chessboard. I believe that feedback is the key to improvement - a coach's job is to eliminate years of trial and error by cultivating strengths and correcting holes in his students' games. I've never met a kid who couldn't learn chess - those lucky enough to want to learn and honest enough with themselves to accept help have a lifetime of fun and challenge ahead of them." Coach Maddox is available for private lessons. He charges $60 an hour and can be reached at [email protected].
*Editor of Chess Life Magazine 1988-1990
*Chess Correspondent for USA Today 1990-1995
*President ChessBase USA 1990-2007
*Chess Consultant to IBM’s Deep Blue 1988-1997, supporting the Deep Blue Team who defeated Kasparov in 1997
*Author of 13 chess books and training CDs 1991-2002
"Chess teaches students to gather information, evaluate alternatives, make decisions, reassess the situation based on new information, and formulate new plans continuously. Chess is the art of decision-making based on persistent attention to detail. Success is earned the old fashioned way, one position at a time. Along the way players learn to respect themselves and each other for their accomplishments across the chessboard. I believe that feedback is the key to improvement - a coach's job is to eliminate years of trial and error by cultivating strengths and correcting holes in his students' games. I've never met a kid who couldn't learn chess - those lucky enough to want to learn and honest enough with themselves to accept help have a lifetime of fun and challenge ahead of them." Coach Maddox is available for private lessons. He charges $60 an hour and can be reached at [email protected].
Bill Nash (right): Chess coach for Rainbow
Elementary School, Senior Tournament Director with the US Chess Federation,
President of the Madison City Chess League.
"I believe that chess has many benefits for our young people and our school systems. I believe that chess helps our children to build confidence in their ability to solve problems. It helps them with discipline, focus, concentration and developing critical thinking skills."
Noel Newquist (left): Art teacher and Competition Chess Sponsor at Heritage Elementary and Rainbow Elementary. Secretary of the Madison City Chess League. Mr. Newquist is available for private chess lessons. He charges $35 per hour. He can be reached at [email protected].
"I believe that chess has many benefits for our young people and our school systems. I believe that chess helps our children to build confidence in their ability to solve problems. It helps them with discipline, focus, concentration and developing critical thinking skills."
Noel Newquist (left): Art teacher and Competition Chess Sponsor at Heritage Elementary and Rainbow Elementary. Secretary of the Madison City Chess League. Mr. Newquist is available for private chess lessons. He charges $35 per hour. He can be reached at [email protected].
Will Stevenson. "I
have been playing chess casually since I was about 17, but did not begin
competing in tournaments until around 2006 (about age 26). I joined the
Huntsville Chess Club around 2001, which gave me good training and a good place
to test my skills against strong competition. Since entering competitive
tournament play, I have been able to finish strongly and even win several
tournaments. Among the victories have been two state championships, two
Huntsville City Championships, a win in a Grand Prix tournament in Tennessee in
2010, and a victory in an individual game against Grandmaster Anatoly Lein at
the Kings Island Open in 2009. I also have some experience as a personal chess
instructor, having mentored several kids between the ages of 7 and 15. I have
also helped assisting school chess clubs on a few occasions. I am a general
chess enthusiast and chess addict who enjoys playing with and teaching the game
to people of all ages and levels."
Paul Mulqueen. Ph.D. biochemistry is currently
the chess coach for West Madison and Madison Elementary schools. "I
believe that we play chess for two reasons. One, it is a lifetime
of fun. After a student has mastered the basics, approximate chess rating
of 800, they have a competitive skill that will provide decades of
enjoyment. Two, "Chess is Training for Life". Chess
emphasizes creating a vision for what success looks like, creating a plan to
bring that vision to reality, and executing that plan. Chess teaches
the student how to execute their plans while dealing with external
forces. As in life your opponent has plans of their own. Chess
provides all the life lessons of competitive sports without the physical
injuries." Coach Paul is available for private chess lessons. He charges $35 per hour and can be contacted at [email protected].