Daily Message from Coach West - ICN Player Profile #3 + SAR Schedule
Good morning everyone,
Coach West here, and I'm back with the 3rd in our ICN Player Profile series.
Today we're proud to introduce Victoria Volik, a 4th grader at PS 10 in Park Slope. Tori is a cornerstone and co-captain of the Gladiators team, and a very
Tori had a lot to say about what it's like being a girl chess player, how her intensive gymnastics life influences her chess, and many other insightful things.
Please check it out!
Also, tomorrow is Thankful Thursday, and we'd love to continue to hear from parents & kids about what chess has meant to their lives! Send us your stories and reflections at icnonlinecommunity@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Coach West
Also, please come and enjoy our NEW Social Team Activity Room!
This will run Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM with a variety of educational and social opportunities
Here is the today's schedule, featuring Grandmaster Sam Shankland:
9:15 AM- Morning Coaches Greeting!
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Puzzle Duel vs Coach Matheu
11:30 AM - 1:00 - PM - Rapid ROOM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Serious Game Review
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Sitting with Shankland - GM game analysis
You can join our NEW Social Team Activity Room (STAR) below
Join the FUN! (Check out daily email for link)
ICN Online Community: Things to Note
Program Advice:
If you are an advanced player - 700 + USCF: DO EVERYTHING (Puzzles, videos, tournaments, lessons, live streams, books, exercises, chess, chess, chess) * We will be including interactive group classes on Zoom shortly.
If you are an intermediate player - 300 + USCF: DO EVERYTHING (Puzzles, videos, tournaments, lessons, live streams, books, exercises, chess, chess, chess) * We will be including interactive group classes on Zoom shortly.
If you are New To Chess:
* Focus on the Learn section on chesskid.com
Lessons on chesskid.com. Start with Lesson One (Pawn 1) and continue all the way through (as many as are appropriate for your desired speed of advancement)
Supplement with Videos on chesskid.com. Start by watching each Beginner Video (as many as are appropriate for your desired speed of advancement)
As your knowledge base grows from Lessons and Videos, keep trying to work on solving Puzzles (this should happen in tandem)
Once Puzzles begin to click...You should begin to test your skills on Play vs Kid on chesskid.com (time control 15 minutes)
Daily Online Schedule:
9:00 AM - Daily Opening Email
Content, puzzle contests, self study, private coaching, zoom room activities
11:30 AM, 5-round, G10, d5 - ICN Rapid Open will include all players across the ICN networks
3:30 PM - Daily Coaches Meeting Uploaded on Youtube - Watch Here
4:00 PM, 3 rounds G25, d5 - same format as our ICN monthly tournaments w/ U300, U700, U1000 & Open sections
Content, puzzle contests, self study, private coaching, zoom room activities
Individual Winners (Top 10):
Rapid Open
Miles Dowshen Flores (139)
Wolfgang Damon (33)
Tabitha Peterson (111)
Clark Shlisky (77)
Elliott Crawford (11)
Peter Volik (10)
Victoria Volik (10)
Adam Abdelgawad (BIB)
Marisa Pacelli (33)
Miles Cowal (230)
1000 +
Christoffer Lamtan (11)
Vrishank Pulavarty (TH Rogers)
Raghavendra Thakur (Anderson)
Jonas Flores-Zeledon (139)
Hunter Quirk (10)
Santiago Rondeau (Hunter)
Josh Price (Homeschool)
Chloe Stark (33)
Elliot Goodrich (77)
Aadi Hetamsaria (NA)
U1000
Abyl Dowshen Flores (139)
Jeremy K. Yoon (10)
Simon Rifkin (116)
Aarush Bandreddi (11)
Clarity Shuman (77)
Steven Lin (230)
Alice Harris (11)
Peter Volik (10)
Davey Murdoch (11)
Asher Cohen (116)
U700
Tino Pinsker (111)
Ananya Bhatnagar (10)
Kai Hei Wong (33)
Bruce Yaryshkin (10)
Hunter Zelznick (130K)
Aden B Huang (33)
Patrick Mulvihill (33)
Evelyn Guo (77)
Samaira Mody (59)
Esmeralda Lopez (139)
Daily Stats and Standings:
Finally, join me in congratulating all the winners from our daily events:
Our daily winners will be on display here.
Additionally, please see here for our updated day standings of our Puzzles contest.
Team Winners:
Rapid Open
PS 33, 9 points
PS 10, 7 points
PS 111, 6 points
PS 139, 4 points
1000 +
PS 11, 4 points
Rogers, 3 points
Homeschool, 3 points
Anderson, 2.5 points
U1000
PS 10, 7.5 points
PS 11, 6 points
PS 139, 4 points
PS 116, 3.5 points
U700
PS 33, 8 points
PS 10, 6.5 points
PS 111, 3 points
PS 130K, 2.5 points
ICN Puzzle Competition:
PS 33's Team leads with a total of 10,787 puzzles completed (Top 10)
PS 33's Team leads with a total of 19,916 puzzles completed (All Time)
PS 33's Nik Vig is leading the charts with 802 puzzles completed in the last 7 days.
PS 11's Sam Baker is leading the charts with 107 puzzles completed in one day.
A special congratulations to PS 59's Jude Kazan for having the highest chesskid rating in the last 7 days of 2769.
We are happy to announce online streamed videos, with live commentary, and skill appropriate lesson content is available on our youtube channel.
Congratulations and keep up the great job