Super Nationals (Nashville, TN)

Quinn scored a winning record of 4.5 out of 7 games at the Chess Super-Nationals, High School Under 1200 Section. Held once every four years, this fiercely competitive tournament is known for attracting top K-12 players nationwide!  Way to go Quinn!

Arizona State Tournament

Six Bobcat Chess Players competed in Arizona's State Tournament at Palo Verde's Holiday Inn. K-6 section placed 9th (Team Ethan, Ian, and Quinn) and K-1 section placed 11th (Alex, Liam, and Sean). Players, YOU made Harelson proud! 

Regional Qualifier 1 (Tucson City-Wide)

Congratulations Chess Team -- 6th place in Saturday's City-Wide Tournament!

On Saturday, March 9, Harelson hosted the Regional Qualifier 1; one of two qualifiers for April's state-wide competition! Alex, Ethan, Quinn, Sean, and Zach qualified. Aaron, Ian, Josh, and Liam were close!  The second and last qualifier in Tucson will be held March 23, at De Grazia Elementary. It's THE opportunity to qualify for the state tournament and come together -- again -- as a team!

Go BOBCATS!

League Match 5

Four students represented Harelson at The City-Wide Chess Tournament (Feb. 16, 2013).  Ethan and Soham scored 3 out of 4 points.  Ian and Sean won 2 rounds and a draw.  Our team narrowly missed a trophy but students are gearing up for the next city-wide, here at our school!

League Match 4

Harelson fielded two teams at League Match 4.  Alex, Ethan, Liam, Sean, and Xander took part and gave it their all.  Unfortunately, no trophies.  Most players notated their games well but ongoing practice never hurts.  Notating one's game is the best way to reflect, learn, and improve!

Arizona State Grades

Four Harelson Students participated in Arizona State Grades Championships (Gilbert, AZ).  Ethan, Ian, Joshua, and Quinn played 5 games, competing against Arizona's best players from their grades.  Ethan, Quinn, and Joshua formed a strong 4th-grade-team and finished second place in our state!  Ian represented the 5th grade individual section with a solid performance with 2 out of 5.  

We are gearing up for February's Tournament, League Match 4!  Go Team!

League Match 3

Six Harelson players -- Andrew, Colin, Liam, Sean, Xander, Zack -- participated in League Match 3 (BASIS Oro Valley, Tucson, AZ).  Two highlights of the day: Sean scored 2.5/4, gaining 100+ rating points; Xander scored 3/4 and gained 200+ points towards his rating! 

All players did well!  Kudos to our first-graders -- notating their games!  We were able to review each game in between rounds which helped to analyze our weakness and focus on strong points!  

Our sights are set on League Match 4!