Here we are, round 1 is in the books and round 2 is set to begin. I would like to thank everyone for being flexible and helping me through my blunders in scheduling as well as being flexible with rescheduling games that needed to be ... As many ...
(Please take a minute to look at @PapaShepherd's announcement on the Daily Slow Chess Poll located here. This bumped his announcement out of the top but he would love to start getting daily tournaments running again.) Well, here we are after a no...
Hello fellow DHLC members! As many of you know, in addition to the excellent DHLC Classical Tournament managed by Rsava, we have daily Slow Chess tournaments. These tournaments currently run 2x/day every day of the week at a 30/30 pace on weekday...
Well Ian blew into my town, and while my wife and I are safe and dry, and the roof is still attached it did leak and Ian did some other damage. But we are blessed that it is the first time in our 35 years of living in our home that we have any dam...
Tournament #3 is in the books and I would like to thank everyone who participated, without you all we don't get to play. The tournament came had some great competition and some of the games were very good. Some great play all around. Here are the...
Well, we have made it to the last round of yet another tourney. The competition has been fierce and the standings show it. Some good games have been played, and the final round looks like it will have even more. As we move into the final round, ...
Here we are, going in to round 5 and all the groups are still up for grabs. It is all going to come down to these last two rounds. Remember that all games need to be played and posted by 18:00 ET on Monday, 19-Sept. A reminder of the rules can ...
Round 3 is in the books and round 4 brings some interesting matchups .... At the midpoint of the tournament there are no runaways in the standings, and all the top spots are still up for grabs. In the U1500 group there are 4 players at 2.5 points....
And Tourney #3 is shaping up to be another down to the wire event. We have had some good games, and the standings are still a little bunched at the top. Apparently, this tourney is so interesting the cats want to get involved .... A few reminde...
Round is is complete and we had a few little hiccups but overall everything went well. Thank you to everyone for their work on making it successful! Round 2 is here, we have picked up a few more players and some others have shown interest. Thank...
Hello all, it is time to drop the green flag on the DHLC Classical Tourney #3. There was a good signup this time with 47 players joining in. We have 4 ratings groups, with players from around the world mixed together across times zones. This work...
It is time to sign up for our next DHLC classic Tourney, a 75+30s time control tournament We are looking to build on the success of our last two and add even more players. So tell your friends and have them sign up (and join the club if they are n...
****************UPDATE*************UPDATE*************************** Unfortunately, one of the players was flagged for Fair Play and was banned, I had to adjust the results and standings. Below are the updated standings for N/C/S America 1500+. ...
It's here!!! It's here!!! The final round in the Second DHLC Classical Tourney. We have some great competition and going into the last round, it is looking to be a great last round. All four divisions are up for grabs and several players coul...
Greetings all! Round 5 is upon us and the competition is fierce. Not a single division has a runaway winner and those prizes are still anyone's to win. Good luck to all this week. Links to the current standings: N/C/S America U1200 N/C/S Amer...
To start the post, a pic of Nepo on his way to winning the 2022 Candidates. I think everyone can agree this year's Candidates was his tournament, starting with his first round win against Ding Liren. Congrats to Nepo and good luck in the WCC. An...
Round 3 is here! This tournament is shaping up to be a good one, with Round 3 promising some good games. The standings after Round 2: N/C/S America U1200 N/C/S America U1500 N/C/S America 1500+ Rest of the World So, now on to Round 3! A f...
Welcome to round 2 of the DHLC Classical Tourney #2. Round one finished up with some good games being played. The standings so far: N/C/S America U1200 N/C/S America U1500 N/C/S America 1500+ Rest of the World So, now on to Round 2! A few thi...
Hello all, it is time to drop the green flag on the DHLC Classical Tourney #2. We have 3 groups in the N/C/S America time zones and 1 group in the Rest of the World (RoW) time zones. Posted below are the Round 1 pairings, please start negotiatin...
It is time to sign up for our next long time control tournament, and this one looks like it will be better than the last! First a few details: The name was a little hard to go with so the tournament is being re-branded. Our new name will be DHL...
I am so lucky I will have NM Dan Heisman on my Twitch channel TONIGHT at 9:00 PM! We will discuss his book Back to Basics and also chat about his amazing career. We will also promote adult classes I will be teaching next week and offer his code DH...
NM Laura Smith is offering group lessons aimed at beginning and lower rated players. If you are just getting started, or having a hard time getting better, these classes could be just what you need! But wait! It gets better. DHLC Members get 1...
Well, we made it. There were some bumps and detours along the way, but we made it to the end … and finished strong considering. We hope to see all of you in the next tournament, an announcement will made in the next couple of days. I do know that...
Welcome to our newest titled member, NM Laura Smith! In addition to her chess videos and twitch feed, Laura also teaches two adult group classes. One for beginners rated 600-950 and other for players in the 1000-1250 range. If you would be inte...
