My goal for learning chess in 2009 was to break 1200 in the USCF rating system. So I thought I'd write a little bit about my intro to chess and what has helped me the most. Part 1 is about losing. Part 2 will highlight the things I believe have he... Read more »
After a long month without getting to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis, CCSCSL, Saturday the club hosted it's first 2v2 Club Championship. My chess buddy Dan had some family stuff to take care of but I showed up anyway hoping anoth... Read more »
What a week! I've been really lucky to work with the media team covering the US Chess Championship, last May, and recently the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship which just finished today. Here are some of the videos I got to make/help make/produce/ e... Read more »
I think that's the title. I pushed f4 and my opponent at wed. night's OTB tourny didn't go for e5, this gave us some time to play. Below you'll find the game, I'd appreciate any help or suggestions as I'm not going to stop playing the Bird and jus... Read more »
So, October brings another Wednesday night tourny at the the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. I played a very good game last week against a superior opponent and I wasn't exactly looking forward to playing last night. I haven't won a t... Read more »
First game of the September Knights tournament, first place wins entry into the Club Tournament next March. As a newcomer to tournament chess I competed in the August Knights Tournament and had a great deal of fun learning about tournament chess. ... Read more »
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