New England hit a rough patch at the end of the season, but last week the Nor'easters were able to draw Connecticut to secure draw odds this week against Connecticut. (Yep.) Here's what's on tap for the first round of the playoffs:
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This week we battled the Connecticut Dreadnoughts for first place in... whatever division it is that we're in. Nothing changed. Here's why.
Board One
This really didn't go as expected. Mikhail Kekelidze played a very nice middle game to get a hu...
First of all, I'd like to apologize for the lateness of this report -- this is not going to bring us the sweet, sweet page views that we crave. To make up for it we're offering our dozens of fans MORE CONTENT, including a match preview for week 5....
Week three:
Shankland v. Charbonneau 1/2-1/2: Sam Shankland made his 2013 debut for the Nor'easters, taking Black against Pascal Charbonneau. Both of these players have annotated this game on chess.com, and both point to 20..Rc7 as a turning poin...
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This week I'm ripping off a number of better writers by going with a "Best and Worst" format. I've also learned how to post diagrams.
Best: Dynamic opening play
Dave Vigorito, playing Board 1, shattered Levan Bregadze's queens...
(Recapper: Charles Riordan)
Welcome to the blog of the NE Nor'easters. Over the coming weeks, I'll be doing quick recaps of our matches, and examining those few games that I can actually understand. QUALITY FM ANALYSIS!
Opening night in the USCL...