P Is For Pin X

P Is For Pin X

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Game Of The Week A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method.  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you g...

O Is For Overload X

O Is For Overload X

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Game Of The Week A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method.  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you g...

R Is For Removal X

R Is For Removal X

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Game Of The Week A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method.  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you g...

D Is For Discovery IX

D Is For Discovery IX

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Game Of The Week A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics. I called it the DROP Method. The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics. It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get ...

Cancel Chess

Cancel Chess

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Game Of The Week This week's game comes from the Colorado Springs Chess Club's regular Sunday night event, Fast Lane Rapid Online (4SS, G/10+10).  The game was played by Brian Rountree, ex-City Champ and ex-officer of the Colorado Springs Chess Cl...

Chess In The Fast Lane

Chess In The Fast Lane

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Game Of The Week This week's game comes from Colorado Springs Chess Club's event at COATI, 4th Wednesday May Unrated Blitz (6SS, G/5+0).  It was our second chance for the club to test out a new location since our long-time home at the Acacia Apart...

Traditional Rut

Traditional Rut

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Game Of The Week This week's game comes from my Mother's Day tradition.  For the past 14 years, in lieu of flowers, I have published a chess game where her ex-husband lost.  From a chess author, this is like getting the Silver Star for gallantry...

COATI Uprising

COATI Uprising

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Game Of The Week This week's game comes from the Colorado Springs Chess Club's first over-the-board (OTB) event in more than a year.  It was a rousing success and jumped to the top of the best events I have run for the club since 2015.  Of cour...

Game Of The Year XVII

Game Of The Year XVII

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One Of These Nights Over-the-board chess may be coming back!  It has been over a year since the pandemic darkened the doorsteps of the Colorado Springs Chess Club.  Now, a glimmer of light is shinning on the horizon. People are traveling again, r...

CSCC Blitz Bowl & 2021 CSCC Annual Meeting

CSCC Blitz Bowl & 2021 CSCC Annual Meeting

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Greetings, The Colorado Springs Chess Club is still meeting online every Sunday night while the physical location is closed.     Sunday February 7, 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CSCC Blitz Bowl Online 90-minute Arena; TC: G/5+0 Site: https://ww...

CSCC 3rd Sunday December Rapid Online

CSCC 3rd Sunday December Rapid Online

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Greetings, The Colorado Springs Chess Club is still meeting online every Sunday night while the physical location is closed. Sunday December 20, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM CSCC 3rd Sunday December Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10...

CSCC 1st Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 1st Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, The Colorado Springs Chess Club is still meeting online every Sunday night while the physical location is closed. Sunday December 6, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM CSCC 1st Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10 Site: https://w...

CSCC 5th Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 5th Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, The Colorado Springs Chess Club is still meeting online every Sunday night while the physical location is closed. Sunday November 29, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM CSCC 5th Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10 Site: https://w...

CSCC 5th Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 5th Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, The Colorado Springs Chess Club is still meeting online every Sunday night while the physical location is closed. Sunday November 29, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM CSCC 5th Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10 Site: https://w...

CSCC 4th Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 4th Sunday Rapid Online

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 Greetings, The Colorado Springs Chess Club is still meeting online every Sunday night while the physical location is closed. Sunday November 22, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM CSCC 4th Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10 Site: htt...

CSCC 3rd Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 3rd Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, You are invited to play in our online, rapid tournament tomorrow night (November 15th)! CSCC 3rd Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10 Site: https://www.chess.com/club/colorado-springs-chess-club Event: https://www.chess.co...

CSCC 2nd Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 2nd Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, You are invited to play in our online, rapid tournament tomorrow night (November 8th)! CSCC 2nd Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC: G/10+10 Site: https://www.chess.com/club/colorado-springs-chess-club Event:  https://www.chess.com...

CSCC 1st Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 1st Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, Happy Halloween!  Did you know Skittles has Vitamin C?  Did you know chess is the best way to burn off empty calories? You are invited to play in our online, rapid tournament tomorrow night (November 1st)! CSCC 1st Sunday Rapi...

CSCC vs AFACC II

CSCC vs AFACC II

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Greetings, This Sunday the CSCC is testing out a live club match.  We have challenged the Air Force Academy Chess Club.  We invited them to the club last year for a team tournament and were hoping to do it again this year.  However, the coronavi...

CSCC 3rd Sunday Rapid Online

CSCC 3rd Sunday Rapid Online

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Greetings, You are invited to play in our online, rapid tournament tomorrow night (October 18th)! CSCC 3rd Sunday Rapid Online 4SS; TC:  G/10+10 Site:  https://www.chess.com/club/colorado-springs-chess-club Event:  https://www.chess.com/l...

40 Move Challenge

40 Move Challenge

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Greetings, The Blitz experiment has ended!  We are back to a simple Rapid Swiss.  The Colorado Springs Chess Club is holding the CSCC 40 Move Rapid Online (4SS, G/10+10) Sunday Night @ 7pm!  You just have to join the online club and then enter ...

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