Solid Games from Evan and Jacob!!!

Evan won against a very tough Rohan last night in the SWCC championship to go to 2.5 points out of a possible 3.0. In the game last night, Rohan had a one-pawn advantage late in the game but Evan caught him on a late-game tactic. Next week, Evan will face a very difficult challenge, probably against an Expert, on one of the top boards.
Jacob Glumm is really coming on lately. Just learning the game this year, Jacob quickly became a good player for our LDMS Knights. This year, he will be one of the pillars of a budding new Muskego High School team that Greg Reese and I will be assembling over the next few years. Jacob plays slow and thinks hard- the foundation of someone who is able to learn and excel at the game. He plays unusual and inventive chess which often throws off much higher rated players. Recently, he drew a 2100 rated player in a Simul. Last night, at the SWCC Championship, he drew against Sarfaras, a strong, 1300+ attacking player. Congratulations Jacob!
In other SWCC news, myself (Mark) and Reid both won against some beginning players. Reid's opponent, a very nice man in his 40s who opened up with a very unusual variation of the Philidor after that with centralized Bishops on his second rank, and his knight to h3. I played against a little girl who played too quickly but showed very strong potential and intuition, with one very surprising Queen move that got her 2 points back. I kept thinking over and over "dont lose dont lose dont lose" thinking of what kind of poison I could end it all with if I had. Happily I can keep the arsenic in the closet for now.