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Midway Chess Club finds permanent home

Submitted by Keyif on Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:50am.

Some of you may be aware that the Midway Chess Club is only 4 months old. But, in our nascent stages we have already had two speed tournaments, one USCF rated tourney, and increased our membership. Well, yesterday we made a big jump. We secured o... Read more »

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Midway Chess Club Results

Submitted by Keyif on Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:19pm.

Midway Club  -- Midway Club                                  Cross Table, Page 1  No.    Name                         St Rate 1     2     3     4     Score   1. Wilber... Read more »

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Midway Chess Club on Illinois Chess Association Website

Submitted by Keyif on Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:46am.

The Midway Chess Club's July 25th tourney is now posted on the Illinois Chess Association website. Take a look. Read more »

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First Tournament a Success

Submitted by Keyif on Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:27am.

Well yesterday was a success! The Midway Chess Club had its first tournament and it went well. It was my first promotion event ever and we had a few issues such as; place not being open early enough and I booked two TD's (a serious blunder) and th... Read more »

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July 25th Chicago Tournament

Submitted by Keyif on Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:06am.

www.midwaychessclub.org Swiss Tournament One Section USCF Rated July 25th, 2009 9:00am-4:30pm A Place For Us Cafe 5627 W 63rd St Chicago, IL 60638 Four rounds. Digital clocks are preferred and will be set to G/45. Accelerated or decelerated... Read more »

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2008 US Correspondence Quad Champion

Submitted by Keyif on Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:06pm.

I got a surprise in the mail today. I compete in the USCF correspondence league and I WON my section and when I opened the mail there was my trophy. Read more »

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Puzzle Solution from my Forum posting

Submitted by Keyif on Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:24am.

In the Puzzle Forums I posted a problem that has a piece missing. Here the piece is placed on the board for you to solve. Take a look at the original problem before trying this one here by clicking here. Or just solve the puzzle. Read more »

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A real sacrifice.

Submitted by Keyif on Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:00pm.

Ok, if you read my last blog you know I find odd things, have a sense of humor and love word-play though if you didn't, you do now. Well, today when cooking breakfast I pulled out a carton of eggs and was astounded by what I read. I see the news ... Read more »

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Chickens need sweaters?

Submitted by Keyif on Tue Jul 7, 2009 3:46pm.

Ok, today my wife and I were talking about odd things that people do and she told me about a blog that she wrote recently. Well it turns out that some people in the UK have "empty nest syndrome" and feel that Battery Chickens who lose their feat... Read more »

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iPhone App Screen Shots

Submitted by Keyif on Sun Jul 5, 2009 8:18pm.

I have redone the screens for the upcoming app. I added an option for playing through games that illustrate the points of the opening that you are studying. Take a look and let me know what you think. Read more »

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