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    • Top 10 CURRENT American Players

      Ok, I was asked for more lists, so, I will try to be as controversial as possible! ;) Top 10 Americans as of April 22 2013: 1 Nakamura 2 Kamsky 3 Gareev 4 Onischuk 5 Robson 6 Akobian 7 Shankland 8 Ehlvest 9 Lenderman 10 Hess | Read More

    • Free Lecture Wednesday

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    • Free Lecture

      Hi everyone!I will be giving a free lecture at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Wednesday April 24 at 7PM. The lecture will be on the Saint Louis Open, games, results, tidbits.Tell your friends! | Read More

    • Top Ten List

      This is different than my previous list, where I listed my opinion of the top 10 current players. This will be much more devisive, as I will list the top 10 of all time!  I don't imagine any two people have the same 10 in the same order, but it's... | Read More

    • 1999

      1999 was a tough year. My wife of 10 years divorced me, and this was also the year of my 2nd US Championship (Salt Lake City) and my return to the US Open, after not playing since 1994.  I did badly in the US Championship, and in the US Open I lo... | Read More

    • My Best List

      Maybe that was my best picture, but I was actually talking about the world's best players.  Without taking ratings into account (why would I do that?) here is my top 10 list (as of... right now!) 1 Carlsen 2 Aronian 3 Kramnik 4 Anand 5 Radja... | Read More

    • Saint Louis

      I moved to Saint Louis Dec 30, 2009.  I lived 1 block from the Chess Club, and since that was too far, I moved, and now I live behind the Club! Saint Louis is a great city, not only for chess, but Forest Park is the best park in the United State... | Read More

    • Magnus

      Magnus seems to be on another level nowadays. I guess I will have to change my opinion (which almost nobody agreed with anyways) that Morphy was the greatest player of all time.  I am now in Magnus's corner as the greatest.  He wins every tourna... | Read More

    • Last round tactics

      Labor Day Weekend, 2012 I played in a weekend swiss in suburban Minneapolis.  I was white in the last round, and winning meant first place, and losing, as is common in the last round, meant no money at all. I was white against 2350 rated Kevin W... | Read More

    • Best of CLO

      Chess Life Online (CLO, http://www.uschess.org/), edited by WGM Jennifer Shahade posts articles almost everyday, and at the end of the year, they have a Best of CLO. I am one of the judges this year, and you can see the first article with pics o... | Read More