Indy Chess

AND HE DID IT! Last night at Tuesday Weekly, club member Henry Norman (15yo) achieved the level of USCF Expert, which is a rating of 2000 or greater. He went 2.5/3.0, and achieved a peak rating of 2009.

Every Tuesday for at least a couple years, Henry has arrived early with his dad and younger brother Luke to set up our Tuesday tournament room as volunteers. Then his dad plays a warm-up game against him in the Skittles Room. So many Tuesdays this pattern of commitment to playing--even at times when he was the highest rated player in the event--paid off last night with a wonderful milestone. It's hard to believe his first rated tournament was one of our Scholastic Sundays at St. Thomas Aquinas School in May 2023 when he went 1.0/3.0 and started rated 612P3. He worked so hard and is a gifted attacker to gain 1400 Elo in just three years.

Huge thanks to all the players who came out to battle him the past couple years and give him the training game opportunities. Congratulations Henry--you have made us all proud!

Rated results: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202605120043