My Favorite Chess Game

By Josh

Hi everybody! Of all my 250+ games on ChessKid I (barely) chose a favorite. I am not bragging. Here is the game:

5picklefamily (758) vs ShallowLadybug (922)

1. e4, c5 2. Nc3, e6 3. Nf3, Nc6

                                                I was a bit confused by that opening.

4. Bd3, Nf6 5. 0-0, Be7 6. b3,  d5

Black hurrying to open

7. exd5, exd5 8. Ba3, Ng4 9. h3, Nf6

Running from 10. hxg4

10. Na4, b6 11. c4, b5 12. cxb5, Nb4

Trying to save c5

13. Be2, d4 14. Qc1, d3 15. Bd1, Bf5

15. ... Qa5 would have been better

16. Nxc5, Bxc5 17. Qxc5, Bxh3 18 gxh3, Nc2

Black is hoping to get the rook

19. Bxc2, dxc2 20 Qxc2, Rc2 21 Qf5, g6 22. Qe2+,  Kd7 23. Qd6+ BLACK RESIGNS

Black resigned here

(Black foresaw 23. ...Ke8(forced) 24. Re1+, Ne4 25. Rxe4+, Qe7(forced) 26. Qxe7# 1-0)

I hope you guys liked that game!

A wrinkle in time book review

By Jeremiah the fith grader

It is a good idea to read this book but it is a very awkward book all the same. It's sad in some places, it's really weird in some places, it's funny in some places and some character's are mad, sad, funny, or just plain old weird. The story is about two members of a family and a friend setting off on a adventure to find and get back the family's dad/husband. Honestly my favorite part is the end because everyone gets so excited

I'm Excited for our Trip to California!

By Jeremiah the fifth grader

In a few weeks we are going to California and I'm so excited because that's where our (and when I say our and us I mean my brothers and I) grandparents from our mothers side live! Our cousins from our mothers side are coming as well, however the holiday that we are actually going there for is thanksgiving!

Helpful Beginning Chess

By Josh

There are a lot of beginning Chess positions so there are some popular ones that are all topped by this:

Now, this one can be rather confusing BUT there is a way to get a free piece EARLY thanks to this! Just watch this...

Look at that! A free pawn.

This next position is the best if you want a good start is this
                                     
This CAN be countered, only if you are having a very off game!

This is the usual thing that I do

Doing this is a very good idea because it does a good job of opening the center!

I hope you use these in the future to see how good they make your games!

Tips for Becoming a Pro at Splatoon

By Josh

(link found here)

Hi everyone! I know we all want our Splatoon profiles to look like that pic up above this.
That is not me. That is somebody who is Japanese. I'm just gonna give you some tips on how to become SOMETHING like that. So here we go!

TURF WARS

BEST WEAPON: NONE

• Get as far as you can past the middle
• Try to play it safe so you can use your special attack over and over again
• Try to get a good position on the board if you are a sniper
• If you're a roller try to get as close to people without being seen, the shadows are your friends.

ZONE CONTROL

BEST WEAPON: ANY SNIPER

• Try to keep in the middle of the zone so anyone who gets too close is destroyed
• The best super to use here is Inkstrike so you can get the zone back in a flash
• Use bombs often

TOWER CONTROL

BEST WEAPON: ANY ROLLER

• Try to get to the tower as fast as you can
• If they get there before your team get on and get them as soon as you can which is why you have the roller
• Stay as a squid if you are on the tower so they don't know what part to aim for
• You guys should have a person out front to take out people who desire the tower

RAINMAKER

BEST WEAPON: ANY SPLATTERSHOT

• Try to take out the shield because at least 2 people are splatted BECAUSE of that
• Send a scout ahead of the person with the Rainmaker to make sure the coast is clear
• If the opposing team has it then hide in ink until said person is near and unload on him/her

Our Dart and Ball Guns!

By Jeremiah the fifth grader

These are our guns  

So who wants to battle us hmm? End of blog post did you hear me, did you hear me, DID YOU HEAR ME, DID YOU HEAR ME, HUH, HUH! GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I KNOW IT'S BEEN FUN AND ALL BUT PLEASE GET OFF THIS BLOG POST!!!
(sighs deeply) Anyway does anybody have any questions, then you can email me. Just asking, when are you going to stop reading?