Submitted by on Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:17pm.
From I found this in the report: Nigel Short wins Commonwealth Championship 2008.The schedule was gruelling: two rounds on the first two days, then two games on the third day (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.). This was repeated on the sixth... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:24pm.
Thirteen players entered the TNF, with eight rated 1600 or better, led by The Stud, who,at 2220 was 149 points higher rated than The Pipe. When Alan went down to Gautam Narula (1764) in the second round, The Stud, gesticulating wildly, could not h... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:29am.
Since it is much more difficlut to win, or draw, with Black, I propose awarding 4 points for a win with Black; 3 for a win with White; 2 for a draw with Black; and 1 for a draw with White.The three move draws and 'group hugs' in the last round wou... Read more »
Submitted by on Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:23am.
34 players, rated between 1104 and 2483 entered the 2008 Georgia G/45 Championship. In his first tournament in his new home, IM Kirill Kuderinov went through the field like a hot knife through butter, winning all four games with seeming ease. They... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Oct 9, 2008 5:13pm.
Paul Benoit called to report the passing of one the members of our community, Harry Turner. A quick check of the USCF site showed that Harry was 'inactive' and had not played 'A.C.' (after computers). His last published rating was 1702. Any inform... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Oct 9, 2008 8:41am.
The headline from the Google Alert-chess reads: Hilton Head High senior wins state chess event. Reading further I found: Hilton Head Island High School senior Rade Musulin tied for first place in the state chess championship. Rade, 17, competed ov... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:10pm.
The turnout for the TNF was a top heavy fifteen, only four of whom were rated below 1475. The big news in the first round was Alexander Foster's (1217) draw with Ben Moon! Alex has been taking lessons from The Stud, including one right before the ... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:32am.
The headline on Chessbase (http://www.chessbase.com) reads: Peter Svidler leads in Russian Super Final. The story begins with: In round four he took a 14-move break... Think of it, the GM has won his first three games and he makes a draw after the... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Oct 6, 2008 6:02pm.
Inga Gurevich reports that the winner of the 2008 South Carolina Championship, IM Kirill Kuderinov has moved to Atlanta and will be staying with the Gurevich family. He has been in Texas, but is listed by FIDE as being from Kazakhstan. His FIDE ra... Read more »
Submitted by on Sat Oct 4, 2008 12:20pm.
One of the nice things about working at the House is being able to renew acquaintances with former warriors. Today Jim Houston came by the House to purchase several sets, etc. Jim lives down in Jackson these days, and owns J-Houston Plumbing (770-... Read more »