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There are 8 people rated over 2000 in the Major Section of the Australian Championships. Top seed Englishman David Garner failed to get into the Championship division so with a fide rating of 2178 was the top seed in the “Under 2150” Major div... | Read More
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The Australian Chess Championship started yesterday, the 2nd of January, at the Norths Club in Cammeray, north of Sydney. The 28 player Championship division includes 3 Grandmasters, 6 International masters and 4 Fide Masters and the first rou... | Read More
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As a Chess player and administrator one of the biggest problems I find in regards to keeping chess players in chess is Poker. Chessplayers make good poker players. Poker is a game of skill and also luck...... but in the long run, as in chess, ... | Read More
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Tonight I played an interesting game in the Parramatta Chess Club Championships. A game that I should have lost at one stage (I stupidly mated myself but my opponent did not notice). But it envolved an interesting king march up the board out o... | Read More
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The week leading up to the City of Sydney Rapidplay was perfect chess playing weather: Wet and Cloudy. But on the sunday - the sun did shine! The previous week's weather must have still been on chessplayers mind as a bumper crowd of 58 player... | Read More
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I love a good Kinghunt. Its like a pack of wild Hyenas trying to hunt down their prey. It's not often you get the chance for a King hunt but I am happy that I recently did. It was an online game with Benztoyz where I temporarily sacked the exc... | Read More
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After a long while away from blogging I've decided to start blogging regularly once again. I will be posting the blog both on here and on Blogger (as there apparently is some readers of my blog who couldn't find my material here (such as the Par... | Read More
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IM David Smerdon has won the 2008 Ryde Eastwood Open with a Score of 6.5/7 only drawing with Ayvazyan in the 6th Round. Astonishingly Smerdon only played 2 of the 6 other over 2000 players as upsets were reiking havoc all accross the tournament... | Read More
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What annoys you at the chessboard in a tournament?
Not finding the right continuation or plan? Missing a combination? What about annoyances? Noise?
What annoys me at the chessboard is if someone is making a noise that need not be made.
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Hello people!
Blogging has taken a bit of a back seat the last two weeks as I try to work on the BAS's for the 7 companies i work for.
I'll just leave you now with my grade match win from last night against St George. I got a little lucky.
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