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It has been a couple of decades since I played in a tournament with serious prize funds along with a serious entry fee. The Mid America Open, played in St. Louis seemed like a good opportunity to give this form of tournament chess a try. It was on... | Read More
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Studying Chess Made Easy by Andy Soltis is probably the very first book you should add to your library. Instead of teaching you what to study, he teaches you how to study. Included are such topics as "Chess Isn't School", "Cultivating Your Chess S... | Read More
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Played in the US Amateur North in Northbrook IL this weekend. Our team was rated 1553 but given the time schedule and the quality of our opposition we were very happy with our results. This was my first weekend tournament since 2008 and I really f... | Read More
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I will be playing the USCF Amateur North which is a rated over the board team tournament sponsored by the United States Chess Federation (USChess.org) which is the official rated chess organization for the United States. They sponsor rated tourn... | Read More
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I bought theWindows Explorer Pro version 3.0. Depending on your playing strength you may or may not be happy with this program. If you are over USCF 1800, the opening are simply not detailed enough and it lacks a games database. However for the pr... | Read More
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Getting better is something that most chess players aspire to and it is a life long quest. In this blog I will be reviewing chess books that are aimed at helping you improve your chess and are geared specifically at players under 2000. The first a... | Read More