Arianne and Levon Finally Wed
In case you've been somehow unconnected with today's social media sites or online forums related to chess, then you might have missed this.Congrats to them both.#ArianneAndLevonA post shared by Arianne...
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On Being a Chess Student (Part Three)
And now for our final pair of suggestions to be a more effective chess student! Record, Annotate, and Review Your Games!! First off, this does not mean “show off only your wins.” There is a factor of...
View ArticleDCA Officer Candidate Statements
DCA Officer Floor Nominations, General Meeting, and Voting Will be held Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Brandywine Hundred Library (directions) 1300 Foulk Rd. Wilmington, DE 19803 Early...
View ArticleDCA Officer Floor Nominations, General Meeting, and Voting
Will be held Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Brandywine Hundred Library (directions) 1300 Foulk Rd. Wilmington, DE 19803 Early (proxy voting) may be done here...
View ArticleDCA OFFICER FLOOR NOMINATIONS, GENERAL MEETING, AND VOTING
DCA Officer Floor Nominations, General Meeting, and Voting Will be held Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Brandywine Hundred Library (directions) 1300 Foulk Rd. Wilmington, DE 19803 Early...
View ArticleProfile of MD Winner of K-8 Under 1000 Section at SuperNationals 2017
by John D. Rockefeller V Congratulations to Cahree Myrick, who finished 1st out of 249 players in the K-8 Under 1000 section at SuperNationals 2017 and is featured in Baltimore magazine. Currently an...
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Personality Traits and Change
Let’s take a closer look at the process of change and how it plays out in the improvement of a chess player. There’s an old saying about change that goes like this: “the only person who likes change...
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Selecting A Chess Set To Give As A Gift
As we head into the holiday season, we here at Wholesale Chess are often asked by our customers to make gift suggestions or offer opinions on sets for the chess players in their lives. Purchasing a...
View Articlethe role of the initiative and immobility
I'm trying to understand the essence of the tree of scenarios. What I find is that every scenario leans on either the initiative or immobility.Take for instance the generic scenario "add an attacker"....
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Simplifying the tree of scenarios
So how would a simplified tree of scenarios may look like?
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Developing a sense for the initiative
Now the ToS is simplified, it is time to get a sense for this way of looking to the position. To describe it in those terms.Black to mover3kb1r/2qn1pp1/p4n2/4pNB1/1p3P2/6N1/bPPQ3P/2KR1B1R b kq - 0...
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Getting Your Package in Time for the Holidays
As Christmas is right around the corner, and we know many of you are still getting last-minute gifts, we thought we'd share some information on shipping and holiday delivery so you can know what kind...
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Sort-of Book Review: Eric Montany’s Modern Samisch
First let me explain the title of this post: I don’t really do book reviews in my blog. And I especially don’t do reviews of technical opening repertoire books. However, I have to make an exception...
View ArticleLearning from the Students
In the most recent meeting of the Aptos Library chess club for kids, I decided to show them a position from a game that I played against Shredder, the computer. (Usually my lessons are taken from the...
View ArticleAssistants and Assistance
I guess, in retrospect, it was silly to think that anybody would come to chess club on the day after Christmas. Even though I told several parents last week that we would be open for business, I think...
View ArticleAnna Muzychuk Refuses to Play in Corrupted 2017 World Rapid and Blitz Chess...
A few international chess stars stand up for what is right. I wish more of them had the guts to stand up against this kind of thing and give FIDE and countries like Saudi Arabia the permanent middle...
View ArticleIM Dorsa Derakhshani Speaks Out on Treatment of Iranian Female Chessplayers...
IM Dorsa Derakhshani (USA 2306) (also holds WGM title) wrote an opinion piece published in The New York Times. Derakhshani left her family behind in Iran to go to college (St. Louis University) in St....
View ArticleHow to Beat a Grandmaster (Part Two)
This morning I got a reminder in Facebook of a blog post I wrote exactly two years ago, called How to Beat a Grandmaster. My friend Robin Cunningham, a FIDE Master, was at that moment playing in the...
View ArticleObservation
Happy New Year! Here’s our first chess problem of the year, which doesn’t look like a chess problem:How many acorns do you see in the picture? Yesterday I went hiking with my wife and one of her...
View ArticleChina Institute (New York, NY) Offering Weiqi (Chinese "Go") Lessons
Hola everybody! Hope you are recovered from any New Year's Eve excesses :) Here's the info on the Weiqi classes being offered by the China Institute in New York city: New! Chinese Go 围棋 5-Session...
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New Year's Resolutions - Improve Your Chess!
Well, it's a new year, which means it's time for resolutions and self-improvement. And we often make ridiculous goals, knowing we're not going to keep them past February, anyway. Let's make some...
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Polar Vortex: Game/80
banner: Tony Cortizas, Jr.Polar Vortex Game/80 Register Online Now DateSaturday, January 20, 2018Event Format3SSTime ControlG/80 d10SectionsOpen & U1800Entry Fee$35, $20 for BCF Members, $5...
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Spiegel Cup January Scholastic
banner: Tony Cortizas, Jr.Spiegel Cup January Scholastic Register Online NowDateSunday, January 21, 2018Event Format4SSTime ControlG/30 d5Sections14 & Under, 11& Under, 8 & Under, and...
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Bulgaria
FIDE are happy to announce that after communication with the temporary FIDE relationship commission members (consisting of GM Kiril Georgiev, GM Antoaneta Stefanova, GM Alexander Delchev and interim...
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BCC $15 OPEN:DR BOTTA / JOAQUIN CARLSON / 1-2ND / OPEN // GREG ARDINI 1ST /...
GAME 60 5" DELAY IN 2 SECTIONS:OPEN AND U1800OPEN SECTIONNM Dr. Alejandro Botta vs Eric Feng, Round 2.Dr. Botta scored 3.5 points to share 1-2nd placewith Joaquin Carlson.Logan Boucher, black vs...
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FIDE Newsletter December 2017
King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2017 took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 24th till 31st of December 2017 Official website: riyadh2017.fide.com The King Salman World Rapid...
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Call for Bids: FIDE Events 2020
CALL FOR BIDS FIDE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 Deadline 31st March 2018 1. World Junior Chess Championship 2020 2. World Senior Chess Championship 2020 3. World Senior Team Championship 2020 4....
View ArticleSt. Anthony's Blessing of Animals, St. Guinefort, St. Christopher, and...
Hola darlings! As I was updating myself on the news after a brief nap this early afternoon, I came across a short article at Yahoo News showing a slide show of photographs from the celebration of St....
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Season Opener for PRO Chess League
Today the scaled down PRO Chess League begins its second season.
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Winter 2018 Session at Wardlaw-Hartridge
On Tuesday January 23rd, the winter 2018 session at Wardlaw-Hartridge School commences in the after school enrichment class on chess, coached by me on behalf of Premier Chess.Presently eight students...
View ArticleFrom Antalya to Moscow, an unexpected handshake
The political season is officially open
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2018 Women's March
Hola, everybody! Today is a big day in the states - the one year anniversary of *president Donald J. Trump's inauguration - and the one year anniversary of marches across the country of millions of...
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Marshall January Under 2400 1/20/2018
On Saturday, I drew this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.Round Two: Philidor Counter GambitMatt Boxer (USCF 1950) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/20/20181.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6...
View ArticleGareyev Timur shares the lead in Chennai Open 2018
Top seed Grandmaster Gareyev Timur of USA shared the lead with 4/4 score after the fourth round of the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess tournament 2018 for Sakthi Group Dr N Mahalingam...
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Legends of Chess: Samisch
banner: Tony Cortizas, Jr.Legends of Chess: Sämisch Register Online NowDateSaturday, January 27, 2018Event Format4SSTime ControlG60 d5SectionsOpen & U1800Entry Fee$35, $20 for BCF Members, $5...
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Masters Sunday
banner: Tony Cortizas, Jr.Masters Sunday Register Online NowDateSunday, January 28, 2018Event Format4SSTime ControlG60 d5SectionsOne sectionEntry Fee$50 for BCF members, $70 for non-members, $5 more...
View ArticleHow to make chess to practice your c++ skills? Part - 1
I made this as a project of one of my CSE courses. I had a team of three in which Shuvham and
View ArticlePlanning Ahead
Chess is a game of strategy. It is a game that many people play but only a few go on to the level of
View ArticleLatest Munster League Results
A full round of matches in the Munster League today. CCYMS showed why they are strong contenders for
View ArticlePlay online chess with Grandmaster Marian Petrov
Free on ChessArena.com, Wednesday at 12:00 CET
View ArticleDaily Chess Puzzle
Today’s problem is from the 1972 book “Chess Combination as a Fine Art”, a book ba
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Newly Approved Chess Clocks
TEC Commission in Antalya has approved the following two clocks: 1. CE clock 2. LEAP clock KK 9908
View ArticleGibraltar Chess Festival 2018 live
Caleta Hotel hosts the 16th edition of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, where activities begin on Sunday, January 21st (with two simultaneous displays that evening, by GMs David Howell and...
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FIDE delegation visits Batumi
On January 18th 2018, the FIDE delegation consisting of Deputy President G. Makropoulos, Vice-President I. Gelfer and CEO G. Borg met the Minister of Culture, Sports and Protection of Monuments, Mr....
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Marshall January Under 2400 1/21/2018
On Sunday, I played this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Dragon VariationJim West (USCF 2200) - Bowe Siegelson (USCF 1583), Marshall Chess Club...
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