Recently the chess world received news of the passing of Eric Schiller, FIDE master, arbiter, organizer, teacher, and, most importantly, author. According to the US Chess Federation, he died on November 3 of cardiovascular disease. Schiller was 63...
Hello, fellow PRO Chess League fans! Well, it's official - I have secured victory in the pundit competition for the 2017 season! I'd like to thank the organizers of the league, especially Greg Shahade, and the organizers of the pundit race, es...
Greetings, fellow members of the Professional Chess Pi(e) Taste Testers Trade Union! This week the four divisions of the PRO Chess League are narrowing down to one survivor each! Who will it be? Consult my predictions to find out: ...
Greetings, fellow PRO Chess League fans! Apologies for the shocking image, but I myself was quite shocked when I got into a massive car accident this morning! I was even more shocked to hear that I am still expected to defend my lead in the...
Greetings fellow PRO Chess League fans, and welcome to the playoffs! Last week I solidified my lead among the pundits, and I am currently 7 points ahead of the field: But anything can happen in the wild and wacky playoffs, so don't tou...
Greetings, chess fans, and welcome to playoff week in the PRO Chess League! After a "mistake" in last week's final match led me to learn of several other "mistakes" in match results from previous weeks, I made several corrections to the ...
Greetings, chess fans, and welcome to Week 6 of my predictions for the PRO Chess League! Great news for all of you who believe in truth and justice - last week I seized the lead in the punditry race! However, as well all know, it's never over un...
Hello, and welcome to another episode of Yudasin's Creek! Er, I mean the blog of National Master Alexander King... Last week's results did not change the punditry standings - I am still in third place, close behind Robert and Tarjei. However I...
Greetings, PRO Chess League fans! Last week was a bit of a disappointment for me, as I slipped into third place in the overall punditry standings. Here are my picks for this week - there's still plenty of time for me to recover! Atlantic Divisio...
National Master Alex King reporting for duty with my picks for week 3 of the PRO Chess League! For the first two weeks I have languished in second place in the punditry race, behind the estimable Tarjei Svensen (aka SEVEREST NINJA). Here are the...
Welcome back to the blog of National Master Alex King, where I predict each week's PRO Chess League results! Last week (https://www.chess.com/blog/AlexanderKing/2017-pro-chess-league-alex-king-s-picks-for-week-1) I correctly predicted the result...
Hello and welcome to the blog of National Master Alex King! As you may know, 2017 is the inaugural season of the PRO Chess League! This is one of the most exciting things ever to happen to chess - at least according to its creator Greg Shah...
