League Match 1

On October 20, the first 2012-2013 City-Wide K-6 Chess Tournament took place here at Harelson!  One hundred eighty-four players participated, ten from our school.  Kudos to our players who fought hard and persevered:

First Grade — Colin, Liam, Sean

Third Grade — Andrew and Sofia

Fourth Grade — Ethan, Joshua, and Soham

Fifth and Sixth Grade — Ian and Thomas

Thank you parents and staff for making this event possible! 

San Diego Nationals (May 2012)

Harelson Chess Team was represented this weekend at The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) Junior High National Chess Tournament during the 3 Day 7 Round Tournament.

Drew, Ethan, and Quinn faced tough competition in the under 1,000 section and placed 19th as a team of three (Points are added based on the best four scores, so our perfect score could be three out of four wins).  Tyler played in the under 750 section.  We are so proud of our team!

League Match 4

The K-6 team of Aaron, Ian, Joshua, finished in 6th place. Joshua earned a medal with a perfect 3/3, representing Harelson on Board 4 in the elementary section!

Congratulations Bobcats!

Chess Team Resumes Monday

January 23rd, 3:05 P.M.!  See you in Mr. Post's classroom!

Tucson Open Chess Tournament

Six players — Drew, Ethan, Quinn, Soham, Thomas, Tyler — represented Harelson at our Tucson Open Chess Tournament.

Special congratulations to Thomas who placed 5^th and to Soham who received Honorable Mention, both in the under 600 section.

Way to go Bobcats!

Arizona State Grade Chess Championships

The Harelson Chess Team kicked off the new year at the state-wide Arizona State Grade Chess Championships!

Our team excelled with 11 participants!

Kinder: Tyler

2nd grade: Sofia

3rd grade: Drew, Ethan, Rumur, Quinn, Skyler

4th grade: Aaron, Ian, Xander

5th grade: Thomas

The 4th grade team proved themselves one of the top 8 teams in Arizona!  The 3rd grade team TIED FOR FIRST and were co-champions in the state! Congratulations!

As for individual awards, Drew placed 10th, Quinn 7th, and Tyler 7th in the Kindergarten section. Congratulations!

Everyone played well, had a great time, and proved Harelson's Chess Team to be one of the best in our state!

League Match 3

We had great participation at the last Southern Arizona Chess Association's (SACA's)  League Match!  Two players represented Harelson in the K-6 section and 11s in the K-3 section.  Three players competed for the first time.  The K-3 team brought home a trophy!  Congratulations to all!

SACA has posted Arizona State Grades Tournament (see website).  This year, the tournament will take place on Jan. 7^th, here in town.  Students compete against other players in the same grade. 

For players who would like additional tournament experience, on December 17^th, Arizona Chess for Schools will host a tournament at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center (TCCC) .