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2014 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open

GM gmfinegold

| Apr 14, 2014

The 2014 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, held April 11-13, 2014, was a typical boring weekend swiss, where the one GM, me, was certain to take first place over a few select "experts" in a tournament with small prizes. Oh wait, that's not right at al...

2013 Michigan Fall Chess Festival

GM gmfinegold

| Oct 29, 2013

The Third Annual Michigan Chess Festival took place October 23-27 at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn, MI. I have played in each festival, and it gets bigger and stronger every year! Here, organizer Alan Kaufman outdid himself, as 60 players and ...