AV Chess House

Say Yes to Chess

Facilitators:
Ms. Daa & Master Matt
MsD Won Coach of the
                      Year 2008 2008 Minnesota Chess Coach of the Year


Upcoming Tournaments Palmdale Learning Plaza Ladder Standings About Ms Daa
Matts Security Page
Chess in the Antelope Valley e-newsletter archive
Gregg Anderson Ladder Standings About Master Matt Links

e-mail: daa@mahowald.org


Recent Events


Upcoming Events
What
Who
When
Where

To Register
2013 Summer Chess Camps
Ages 5-13
Summer 2013
Multiple Locations

See Attached Flier for Details
Parent & Tot Chess Time
Through rhymes, song, mini-games and fun will present basic chess concepts in tot-size bites!
Age 3-6 with Adult
All Skill Levels
Tuesday's, June 18 - July 30
1:15pm - 2pm, NOT JULY 2.
AV Chess House
Lancaster, CA

Fee: $29/parent&tot pair
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Chess & Karate Summer Camp
9am - 1pm Chess, 1pm - 1:45pm Lunch (bring your own), 1:45pm - 5pm Karate
Ages 6-12
All Skill Levels
June 24 - June 28,
9am - 5pm
Okinawa Te Karate
45337 Sierra Hwy,
Lancaster
, CA

Fee: $158/Camper
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Girl Scouts & Brownies Summer Chess Camp
All ages &
Skill Levels
July 8 - July 12,
9am - 1 pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster, CA

Fee: $79/Camper
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Boy Scouts & Cubs Summer Chess Camp
All ages &
Skill Levels
July 15 - July 19,
9am - 1pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster, CA

Fee: $79/Camper
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Beginners & Beyond Beginners Summer Chess Camp
For Those who are new to chess OR have just begun learning the game of chess.
Ages 5-13 July 22- July 26,
9am - 1pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster, CA

Fee: $79/Camper
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Intermediates Summer Chess Camp
For those who attended a Beginners & Beyond Beginners Chess Camp OR who are competent at checkmate.
Ages 5-13
July 29 - August 2,
9am - 1pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster, CA

Fee: $79/Camper
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Chess for Children with Autism
Ages 5-13
August 5 - August 9,
9am - 1pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster, CA

Fee: $79/Camper
Contact: daa@mahowald.org
Developmentally Challenged Young Adults and Their Guardian or Other Significant Adult
Each young adult's adult will actively participate in the interactive chess lessons and hands-on chess activities. Only pairs will be accepted - no singles.
Ages 15-30
with Adult
All Skill Levels
August 12 - 16
9am - 1pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster

Fee: $79/per pair
Contact: daa@mahowald.org

Guardian & Tot Chess Time Workshop
A fun, hands-on, intro to chess for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers /parents.
Ages 3-5
with caregiver
by appointment

AV Chess House
Lancaster CA

Fee:  FREE
Contact:  daa@mahowald.org
No Stress Basic Chess for Seniors WORKSHOP
A fun, hands-on, intro to chess for those born before 1962
Anyone born before 1962 by appointment

AV Chess House
Lancaster CA

Fee:  FREE
Contact:  daa@mahowald.org
USCF-rated 4RDs Chess Tournament
Any member of the United States
Chess Federation
(memberships available on site)
2nd Sunday of every month

Check-In: 9:50am
Rounds start times:
10:10, 11:20, 12:30 & 2 pm
AV Chess House
Lancaster CA

Fee: (no walk-ins accepted)
$10 if paid 10 days before the tourney
$15 if email registered 4 days before
$20 if email preregistered at least 1 hr before
Contact:  daa@mahowald.org
Check Chess Club

Ladder Standings
Ages 3-93
5-6:30pm, Wednesdays
(Since 8/19/10)
AV Chess House
Lancaster CA

Fee:  FREE
Contact:  daa@mahowald.org
Bring Chess to Your Client Base
Clubs, classes, workshops, etc.
Any Organization or Group
TBA TBA

Contact:  daa@mahowald.org
Bring a Chess Club to Your School or Organization:
Coach with 25 years experience available to start, build, and
coach a chess club at your school or organization
Any school in Antelope Valley
TBA
Your school or organization

Contact:  daa@mahowald.org




About Ms Daa



About Matt Mahowald
Directed (mostly scholastic) tournaments in Nebraska (1985-89) and California (1989-93)
USCF National Master
Nebraska State Champion 1986 & 1988
e-mail: matt@mahowald.org

Nominal Rate: $40/hour


Links

Chess in the Antelope Valley Newsletter - June 2013
Chess in the Antelope Valley Newsletter - May 2013
Chess in the Antelope Valley Newsletter - April 2013
Chess in the Antelope Valley Newsletter - March 2013
Chess in the Antelope Valley Newsletter - February 2013
Chess in the Antelope Valley Newsletter - January 2013
The Benefits of Chess (English/Spanish)
Research on the Benefits of Chess


Minnesota State Chess Association
Archive of The Thinking Cap
Minnesota_Monthly
Lake_Shore Weekly News
KARE 11 Chess is brain food for the toddler set
KARE 11 School program beats brain drain

School Chess Association
Free Rated Ladder
Ladder on source forge
Chess Traps
Chess Sets, Clocks, Books, and Boards at Wholesale Prices
Java chess games: database search, analysis (Chesslab.com)
US Chess Federation
USCF TDList
U.S. Chess Federation: Ratings
US Chess Federation Chess Corner
Chess News, Chess Programs and Databases
USCF's record of Matt's tournaments
USCF's Record of Daa's Tournaments
USCF Politics

Other programs:  DVDSrink
Audio Capture:  Audacity
CD Ripper:  CDex
Matts Security Page
Score_Sheets
Small Score Sheets
 

Rated Ladder

Matt wrote a "rated ladder" program:

Screen shot of Ladder

Source code (Zipped Visual Basic 6) and files to run ladder

Install Visual Basic DLLs (Zipped w setup)


Features:
Free including source code.
Each player may play any other player, but only once per day.
Uses ELO based rating system very similar to USCF.
Only needs to enter one result.
Excel/Word compatible.
Prints lables (using Word)
Easy to use.
Does one thing, and does it well.

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