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The Rookly Winter 2026 Season - Week #6 Results and FAQ
Your weekly recap of league standings, plus our FAQ, a look at the Game of the Week, and the Move of the Week.
Lucas Thompson
March 16, 2026
Welcome to the Rookly Winter 2026 Season weekly newsletter! This is where we share a weekly update on league standings, highlight some great moments from each week’s games, learn a thing or two from our coaches, and of course, share any news about Rookly.
First let’s look at the scores. You can click on the title of a league to view the full standings for that league. The standings pages are public, so please feel free to share with parents, friends, or whoever you think might be interested!
And now, without further ado, here are the results after the sixth week of the Rookly Winter 2026 Season:
Week #6 Standings
(4:00pm ET) | (3:30pm PT) |
|---|---|
iMater Academy - 121 | WIISER - 174 |
Boys' Latin - 121 | Moreland - 117 |
Cardinal Kung - 88 | Temecula Prep - 109 |
Cathedral School NYC - 87 | Laurence - 108 |
Drew Charter - 85 | Lakeside - 94 |
(3:30pm ET) | (4:00pm PT) |
|---|---|
Scarsdale - 126 | Stanford Online - 130 |
The Journey School - 118 | Gilman - 117 |
Grayson - 112 | Temecula Prep - 77 |
Hackley - 99 | Archer - 67 |
Matthews Charter Academy - 81 | Holy Ghost Prep - 58 |
(5:00pm ET) | (3:00pm ET) |
|---|---|
Upper St. Claire - 109 | OFL - 95 |
RALI - 106 | Winston Prep - 73 |
Rogers - 84 | St. John Paul II - 67 |
UICCP - 79 | Westbrook - 61 |
Eastbrook - 71 | Hudson Catholic - 49 |
(3:30pm ET) | (4:30pm ET) |
|---|---|
Overhills - 110 | Eureka Springs - 109 |
Manatee School for the Arts - 106 | Trinity Episcopal - 108 |
Macon ECHS - 104 | Cedarville - 101 |
MVCA - 89 | Troy - 88 |
Discovery Academy - 74 | Austin Jewish Academy - 87 |
FAQ
As we are reaching the mid way point of our season and many teams have reached their sixth week played, it may be helpful to check out the scoring section of our FAQ to (re)familiarize yourself with exactly what to expect regarding how scores will update for the rest of the season. You can check out our FAQ here:
If you need clarification on anything please reach out to Coach Lucas and he will be happy to answer any and all questions!
Game of the Week
The game of the week this week goes to Ishaan D (Lakeside School) and Sarang S (WIISER) for this short and sweet clash between two Pacific Northwest heavyweights.
After 11 moves we find ourselves in this position, with the game on totally equal footing:
White to move.
White’s next move Qd3 creates an opening for black, who seizes on the opportunity with Re8+ and never lets up on the attack for the rest of the game:
12. Qd3 Re8+
For those curious, the computer’s preferred move instead of Qd3 is f3. After black plays Re8+ the white king can flee to the newly vacated f2 square, and the game can continue on from with a perfectly even evaluation.
In the actual game, however, after white bishop blocks on e2, the black queen is free to capture on g2, and this is the beginning of the end for white:
13. Be2 Qxg2
After white repositions the rook to f1, black brings in the light square bishop to help with the attack. Note white’s pinned bishop on e2, which is unable to help defend f2:
14. Rf1 Bh3
Check out the full game below to see how the rest of this beautiful attack plays out!
Move of the Week
This one comes to us from a game between Ryan S (Pace Academy) and Finn B (The Study Academy) in the Tuesday Rook league. It’s black to move—can you find the winning continuation that was played by Finn in this game?
Black to move.
Did you spot the knight sacrifice on f2?
Nxf2
After the white queen recaptures on f2…
Qxf2
…black lands a check with the bishop on h2, sacrificing another piece, and unleashing a discovered attack from the rook on f8 to win the white queen. Well done!
Bh2
If there’s anything that you need help with this week please feel free to get in touch with Coach Lucas at lucas@rookly.com.
Looking forward to another great week of chess!