Madison Faculty Sponsor:
Madison Chess Club Mission Statement: The Madison Middle SchoolChess Club is dedicated to providing opportunties for learning critical thinking skills, building self-esteem, developing spacial analysis skills,and improving academic achievement for any student who choosesto play chess at Madison.Description of Previous Activities: Students have socialized, watched, and/orplayed chess during lunch in the chess area of the cafeteria. They have played and been given chess instruction after school. They have played in the Albuquerque Scholastic Chess League, and in tournaments. Students haveparticipated in Community Nights and have done fund-raising. There are no mandatory activities and no mandatory fees.Planned Activities: There will be no chess during closed week (finals week). May 22, 2008
<>2nd Sem. 2008 News:
There will be a new chess sponsor for the 2008-09 school year.Come join the fun - all are welcome!
Enjoy this picture of a young Bobby Fischer...
RIP Robert James Fischer 1943-2008 Check out these sites: New Mexico Chess Organization...http://www.nmchess.org/ ; United States Chess Federation...http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/section_140.php ; House of Staunton...http://www.houseofstaunton.com/ ;GM Alexandra Kosteniuk... http://www.kosteniuk.com/ ;GM Judith Polgar...http://www.susanpolgar.com/polgarchess/;jsessionid=a7n1nd97jFU7
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Madison Chess Practice: There is no chess club duringClosed Week.
Parents: On away matches, we will need parents who can transport students and take them home after the match. Without this help, we cannot represent Madison in the Chess League. Please let us know if you can help with transportation. WIN A PRIZE!!! Play over this game at home. What is white's correct 35th move? Steinitz W. - Von Bardeleben K. Hastings, 1895

Current Madison Chess Team / USCF ratings:Daniel Nelson 752P REG/ 847P QuickDaniel Zhang NRMicah Kesatie NRAllison Sikorski NRJeramicah Gonzales NRChelbie Gonzalez NRAlex Crossland NRMichael Mooney NRJason Burton NR This Year's Schedule:
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