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With the Chinese School out of session until September, it looks as though I will be able to get in a few tournaments over the next few months. And since I can get in three games before 4PM, the Master Treks are a good way for me to stretch out my... | Read More
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So after a partial recovery in round five and six I started to feel a little better about myself and looked to finish the Eastern Open with what I hoped would be two more wins. There was a very outside chance that I could tie for first, but things... | Read More
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I managed to get my game back on track today, but I had to endure one heck of a fight in my round six game. I could've won the game early on having gained a piece and having another free piece available, instead, I allowed him back in the game and... | Read More
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I was able to get a decent night's sleep last night so fatigue should not be an issue for me today as it was yesterday. Unfortunately the weather is quite yucky in DC, so it's get out and about at your own risk. I did return to form though in my f... | Read More
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Today was very much an up and down day for me at the Eastern Open in D.C. I hadn't payed in a full tournament in a few months and wanted to take advantage of an opportunity to play in a good long tournament. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find a r... | Read More
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I will go into my gig as one of the directors for the US Masters/North Carolina Open riding the high of securing my 400th tournament win.
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Many of us class players like to reminisce about the times we play against top level players way back when. In my case I've played a current Grandmaster in Josh Freidel (at the 1996 US Open when he was eight or nine.), and John Bryant who recenlty... | Read More
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Yesterday was somewhat of a milestone day for me at the Triangle Outlet Mall in Morrisville as I finally got my USCF rating back over 1900 after several frustrating attempts. (I had been there for one tournament in 2009.) It didn't feel like I w... | Read More
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This game is posted mainly for the benefit of my friends who don't really know much about chess, or how quick and violent some games can be. My shortest tournament game was a couple of years ago when my opponent dropped a pawn on move seven and re... | Read More
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As promised I am blogging my last round game from last week's event at the Morrisville Outlet Mall. Everything was fine for me until I played the fork trick with my queen..... Ick... No good.... My queen got stuck in the center as did my king. it ... | Read More