Best-selling Chess Author, Tim Brennan, Resigns

Greetings,

I have good news and bad news.  It is with a heavy heart and a joyful smile that I pass along the news that Tim Brennan has resigned from chess, and the Wednesday and Thursday Panera tournaments have been rated (I will let the reader decide which is which):

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201403269822 Wednesday
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201403270292 Thursday

This week's position comes from Tim Brennan's final Tactics Time puzzle.  It is white to move and find the winning tactic:



See the diagram and answer here:

http://cschess.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=190938241

Read The Newsletter!
http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/42018539-tim-brennan-resigns

1. Game Of The Week: Tim Brennan Resigns
2. This Week In Chess:  Thematic Double Swiss Results
3. Tuesday Night Chess Tour 1st Quarter results
4. 2014 Colorado Springs Open (with PGNs) by NM Buck Buchanan
5. Tim Brennan's last video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp5oSIrHv7g

2014 Calendar Of Events for the Colorado Springs Chess Club:

http://cschess.webs.com/apps/calendar/

For additional events, see the following websites:

Denver Chess Club: DCC (http://www.denverchess.com)
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA (http://colorado-chess.com/)
Wyoming Chess Association: WCA (http://www.wyomingchess.com/)

Peace be with you,
 
Paul Anderson, Chess Coach
Cell: 719-310-9635

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ps - Game Viewer

Tim Brennan Resigns
(http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=90900)
 
[Event "Pikes Peak Open"]
[Site "http://cschess.webs.com/"]
[Date "1999.08.08"]
[Round "4.14"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Krowczyk, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "1553"]
[BlackElo "1819"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1999.08.07"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:20/3600"]
 
1. c4 1-0